Lesson Plan
Ohio State University

Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
Lesson Plan
Ohio State University

Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
Website
National Archives (UK)

Cold War: The Potsdam Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth study of international relations at the time of the Potsdam Conference. Includes political cartoons, primary source documents, and teacher resources.
Graphic
Library of Congress

Loc: Edmund Valtman

For Students 9th - 10th
This Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist was a specialist of the Cold war era having actually lived in the USSR at the time. View some of his most famous cartoons in this online exhibit.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Cold War Timeline

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a timeline of events from 1945 to 1991. It includes photographs, and political cartoons from the events.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Rise of Conservatism in the 1980s

For Students 9th - 10th
This set of speeches, interviews, political cartoons, and artifacts allows you to explore the rise of conservatism in these areas, as well as the critiques that were posed by activists and politicians.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Herblock's Gift

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of Herb Block's Editorial Cartoons which were gifted to the Library of Congress. The archive includes records, clippings, photographs and various articles as well as 14,000 original drawings.