4. Creating Political Cartoons

5. What are Political Cartoons?
Political cartoons communicate powerful ideas often in a humorous, enlightening manner, by incorporating the events of the period into an easily understandable format most people could relate to even with limited reading abilities.

6. Your Cartoon Rubric Message is clear Message is accurate
Minimum of 1 symbol
Creative or witty title
Identification of characters, objects, symbols
Colored
6 – 100; 5-90; 4-80; 3 or less is redo

7. How to Analyze Political Cartoons?
Identify the characters, symbols and objects in the cartoon.
Look for cues and details that will give further meaning
Identify the main idea of the cartoon by reading the captions and putting the message into their own words
Identify any bias the cartoonist might have.