What advantages do political cartoons have over written editorials? Scholars discuss the topic by exploring editorial cartoons. Working in small groups, pupils analyze an Uncle Sam cartoon and complete a worksheet. As a fun extension, they create their own political cartoons—educational and creative!

Concepts

editorials, editorial cartoons, political cartoons, politics, persuasive techniques

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Additional Tags

college and career readiness

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Instructional Ideas

• Introduce the concept of editorial cartoons by creating a web on the board and asking students to provide associated words and phrases

Classroom Considerations

• Print the worksheets and handouts before the lesson
• Requires finding and printing additional political cartoons

Pros

• Includes clear, step-by-step instructions with helpful teacher information 
• Contains engaging and higher-order analysis questions

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.6.7 RI.6.9 RI.7.7 RI.7.9 RI.8.7 RI.8.9 RI.9-10.7 RI.9-10.9 RI.11-12.7 RI.11-12.9 SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a