1. Editorial Cartoons Think about current issues in new ways using the AC Library database Facts on File Amarillo College Library

2. About editorial cartoons  An editorial cartoonist draws cartoon images that comment on a current political or social issue.  Many editorial cartoonists use their cartoons to present particular political points of view, both liberal and conservative, while others tend to illuminate current events without taking a specific political side on the issue.

3. Common elements of editorial cartoons Symbolism: Creating a visual image to depict an abstract concept. Exaggeration/Caricature: Exaggerating striking features of an image of a person or thing to provide an easily identifiable presentation of the original.

4. Common elements of editorial cartoons Analogy: Comparing two unlike things or events, like a historical event and a fictional event, to express an idea. Irony: Pointing out a contradiction between the appearance and reality of something, often to point out the absurdities in situations.

5. Assignment 1. Log-in to the Facts on File database using the same AC user name and password you use for AC Online and WebAdvisor.Facts on File database 2. Scroll down and pick a broad subject and then a sub-topic from options on the editorial cartoons page. Note: your instructor may want you to choose from a particular subject area. Read their instructions below.

6. ??????????????????? AC faculty member: Please enter your own instructions and rubrics starting here.

7. ???????????????????  AC faculty member: If you embed a link to a cartoon topic, use the URL at the top of the screen that will look something like this: http://yukon.actx.edu:2081/wnd_story.aspx?PIN=ca0551 Not this http://www.2facts.com/article/ca0551

8. Did you know? An Amarillo College graduate won the Pulitzer Prize in 1982 for his editorial cartoon and has also been a finalist more recently! He was named an Amarillo College Distinguished Alumnus in 1993. Ben Sargent Ben Sargent graduated from UT with a bachelors degree in journalism.

9. For research help Amarillo College Library 371-5468 Washington St. Campus 356-3627 West Campus 1-866-371-5468 toll-free Email: library-help@actx.edulibrary-help@actx.edu www.actx.edu/library Adapted with permission from "Analyzing Editorial Cartoons." World News Digest. Facts On File News Services, n.d. Web. 25 July 2010..