2.   Objective: Students will be able to gain an understanding of Political Cartoons and independently break down and analyze one.  Essential Question:  Are Political cartoons still a valuable tool in 21 century America? Political Cartoon

3.   What is a political cartoon?  A picture that makes a point about a particular political issue or event?  What topics do political cartoons usually cover?  They cover economics, social issues/events, politics, prominent figures

4.   What do you look for when you analyze a cartoon?  SCAMS (Symbols, Captions, Activities, Message, Subject) Political Cartoon

5.   Political cartoons have seen the scope of changing media in both content and delivery. They represent vivid, imaginative insight into politics and popular opinion. Today's political cartoons represent a fusion of pop culture and politics; and can be seen in a mired of ways. The web has become a new outlet for political cartooning. Why so important

6. What is the meaning? Hint: This is during the 1700’s. Benjamin Franklin drew this in his Almanac

7. What is this meaning? Hint: Civil war era.

9.   What do you look for when you look at a political cartoon?  S ymbols  C aption  A ctivities  M essage  S ubject Quick Review

10.   Pair up with someone. 3 people are fine.  When you receive you two pages take a look at what we talked about and make up your best meaning behind the cartoon. YOUR TURN!!

13.   Is there still a need for Political Cartoons in 21 st Century America? Essential Question

14.  Bonus Time!!!!