1. EQ: How are Schema and interpretation applied to political cartoons? 10/2 Bell Ringer: How does your schema: background knowledge and skills: help you make sense of and determine the meaning of things?

2. Ambiguous Headlines  Make a T-Chart like in your notes like the one below How it could be interpreted What it really means

3. Headline 1  KIDS MAKE NUTRITIOUS SNACKS

4. Headline 2  MINERS REFUSE TO WORK AFTER DEATH

5. Headline 4  JUVENILE COURT TO TRY SHOOTING DEFENDANT

6. Headline 5  GRANDMOTHER OF EIGHT MAKES HOLE IN ONE

7.  Lung cancer in women mushrooms  Complaints about NBA referees growing ugly  Iraqi head seeks arms  Astronaut takes blame for gas in spaceship

8. Political cartoon analysis definitions  Symbolism: Cartoonists use simple objects to stand for larger concepts.  Exaggeration: Cartoonists may overdo physical characteristics of people or things in order to make a point.

9. Political cartoons Analysis  Use the political cartoon template to analyze the following political cartoons

12. Reflection-Choose on of the political cartoons  How did your schema help you interpret the political cartoon?  What information/knowledge/experiences did you use to make sense of the cartoon?