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Cartoons for the Classroom: What's Next in 2011?

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Examine the toolbox of political cartoons with this analysis handout, which features a cartoon utilizing satire, sarcasm, and irony as it predicts the current events of 2011. Interestingly, this will also serve to get scholars looking back at 2011 to see if the cartoonist's predictions were right. Background information describes each of the 3 tools, and talking points guide deeper thinking about how they are used in the cartoon. Current event analysis is also prompted.

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