1. Unit 3.14 Editorial Cartoons
By Katrina Hickey

2. Bell Work
Describe the differences between an editorial cartoon and a comic strip.(pics are examples)

3. -an editorial cartoon is defined as an illustration which contains political or social messages that usually relate to current events or personalities. Specific devices are used to get a message across.

4. -a comic strip is a sequence of drawing in boxes that tell an amusing story, typically printed in a newspaper or comic book. They relate to a comic incident, an adventure or mystery story, etc. They are serialized, meaning they have a dialog printed in balloons and are usually presented in a horizontal strip in newspapers or in comic books

5. broadsheets: early newspapers, also called broadsides, first used for issuing royal proclamations. They later evolved into the newspaper format with which we are familiar today
Students read P. 1-4 then stop for questions and images

6. Key Ideas and Details
Brennen alludes to an iconic political cartoon. How did this cartoon fit Brennan’s five basic features?
The first popular cartoon is a snake severed into 13 parts with the names of each colony by each piece. The caption is simple, “Divided we die.”
Such a theme helped the colonies, with their diverse locations and interests, unite under a common cause.
Must be simple People must understand it Must be timely Must evoke emotion Must give point of view

7. Tammany Hall
(Tammany Hall: Tammany Hall was the name given to the Democratic political machine that dominated New York City politics)

8. William Tweed: Stole millions from tax payers

9. Thomas Nast
(Thomas Nast: Nast used his cartoons to crusade against New York city’s political boss William Tween, and he devised the Tammany tiger for this crusade)

10. Thomas Nast and Clement Moore drew the first Santa Claus

11. Key Ideas and Details
Editorial cartoons may make you laugh, but they should always make you think. What do these pictures of William Tweed make you feel? What do they mean?

12. What do you think the differences are between these two pictures?

13. A good editorial cartoon must have five basic features.
It must be simple…
People must understand it.
The cartoon must be timely…
It must evoke emotion..
Always, the cartoon must give a point of view.
12A good editorial cartoon must have five basic features.
It must be simple…
People must understand it. The cartoon must make sense to those who read the particular paper. A school newspaper might run a cartoon about cafeteria food that includes an inside joke and isn’t readily understood by the general public. The cartoon would only make sense in the school newspaper.
The cartoon must be timely…
It must evoke emotion. A good cartoon should make people laugh or make them mad.
Always, the cartoon must give a point of view. The cartoon may be looking at the truth, but it usually is coming from a specific viewpoint. When we look down at an object, the viewpoint is very different when we look up at the object. Editorial cartoons are the same way.

14. JFK
JFK hair cut does this pass the five question test?

15. President Johnson
LBJ 36th president of the usa … President Johnson … do his ears pass the test?
L.B.J actions contradicted his statements that he was a "Peace" candidate. Instead of trying to keep peace in Vietnam the amount of armed forces he sent into North Vietnam kept escalating. Not only was L.B.J sending troops into North Vietnam he was sending troops to bomb South Vietnam. More then five hundred thousand members of the armed forces were sent to Vietnam. Lyndon B. Johnson kept telling Congress and Americans that sending more troops was a way to protect Americans and keep peace in Vietnam. All the increases made in Vietnam were meant to help the people in South Vietnam. While L.B.J was explaining to Americans that his increases involvement was to keep peace, it was really a way to declare war without going through the American people or congress. Lyndon B. Johnson was not only planning the Gulf of Tonkin but also the major escalations in the war. this proves that Johnson's plans in Vietnam were not intended to keep peace but to go into war with Vietnam without the formal title. Many of the Congressmen and Americans were on the side of Johnson until they started finding out about the lies. Johnson kept informing Americans he was optimistic about the success in Vietnam. But Johnson had a lot of doubts in the success of Vietnam. Would the lies of Johnson lead to the downfall of Americans in Vietnam?

16. What is satire? What is caricature?
Satire is a manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve humankind and human institutions. Editorial cartoons are often rather satirical. You will learn more about satire in the second half of this unit.
Caricature …. a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect

17. Satire is a manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve humankind and human institutions. Editorial cartoons are often rather satirical. You will learn more about satire in the second half of this unit.

18. Caricature …. a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect

19. What does this represent?
Ask:
1. identify the symbols and allusions. Why might the cartoonist have chosen these symbols or allusions?
2. Do the cartoons you are examining have a specific point of view? How does the cartoonist demonstrate these perspectives?
3. Editorial cartoons are designed to evoke emotion—humor, anger, or outrage, for example. How do the cartoonists do this?
4. Based on these other questions, what does the message of your assigned cartoon seem to be, and what can you infer about its intended purpose?

20. 4. Students will create their own editorial cartoons
Choose from one of the following categories:
E-cigarettes,
steroids in sports,
assisted suicide,
same-sex marriage,
graffiti is art,
uniforms in school,
the Hawaiian kingdom,
federally mandated vaccines,
animal testing,
Women’s rights
War
Terrorism
Teen pregnancy
Choose one of your ideas and describe a point that you might want to make about that event. Perhaps you agree and want to show your support or perhaps you would like to ridicule those who might feel differently.
What symbols, sayings, pop culture allusions, or other easily recognizable references might be appropriate for this topic?
Sketch a very rough draft of what your cartoon might look like.

21. What tools does the editorial cartoonist use to communicate ideas and opinions with readers?
Caricatures are drawings of public figures in which certain physical features are exaggerated. Caricatures of Richard M. Nixon often show him as needing to shave.
Stereotypes are formulaic images used to represent particular groups. A stereotypical cartoon mother might have messy hair, wear an apron, and hold a screaming baby in her arms.
Symbols are pictures that represent something else by tradition. A dove is a symbol for peace.
Analogies are comparisons that suggest that one thing is similar to something else. The title of a popular song or film might be used by a cartoonist to comment on a current political event.
Humor is the power to evoke laughter or to express what is amusing, comical or absurd.