1. Political cartoon (final copy in pen) At the bottom of your cartoon 1.List the objects or people you have in the cartoon. 2.What are the symbols in your cartoon and explain their relevance. 3.Describe the action taking place in the cartoon. 4.Explain the message of your cartoon

2. 1.List the objects or people you have in the cartoon. 2.What are the symbols in your cartoon and explain their relevance. 3.Describe the action taking place in the cartoon. 4.Explain the message of your cartoon

3. 1.List the objects or people you have in the cartoon. 2.What are the symbols in your cartoon and explain their relevance. 3.Describe the action taking place in the cartoon. 4.Explain the message of your cartoon

4. 1.The whirlpool and boats. 2.The whirlpool represents the Soviet Union at the end of WWII. The boats represent the countries of eastern Europe. 3.The boats are being sucked down into the whirlpool. 4.At the end of WWII, the Soviet Union forced the countries of eastern Europe to become a part of the communist sphere.

5. 1.List the objects or people you have in the cartoon. 2.What are the symbols in your cartoon and explain their relevance. 3.Describe the action taking place in the cartoon. 4.Explain the message of your cartoon

6. Identify the perspectives of this issue. The issue at hand will have different perspectives. If the issue is a war, there might be the pro-war position and the anti-war position. If the issue is a scandal in the news, competing perspectives might support different sides of the scandal. Keep in mind that there may be more than two perspectives. Most news issues are complex and can have multiple perspectives. Read the caption. Some political cartoons have captions. These are words or phrases that are placed at the bottom of the cartoon. They give more information or interpretation to what is happening in the cartoon itself. 4 Understand analogy. The cartoonist may compare two things that are not alike. This technique may be used if there is a complex topic or idea that is difficult to understand. By comparing it to something else, it can be easier for the reader to understand. For example, if a political figure in the cartoon is pouring money into a toilet, this may mean that this politician’s policies on government spending are wasteful.

7. the drawing to make a point. Some commonly exaggerated pictures might include a character’s facial features or other parts of the body. [2] [2]

8. Recognize irony. An artist may use irony by using words or pictures to describe the opposite of what is, such as what should be. This is usually done with humorous effect.