Political Cartoon Due Monday Colored or Black and

Political Cartoon • • • Due Monday Colored or Black and White Topic: Fordson Must have 3 of the 5 Symbolism, Exaggeration or distortions, Labeling, Irony, Analogy. • Must have an analysis • 10 Summative Points

• Your analysis must be typed. It needs to be ATLEAST 3/4 ths of page long. If you do not have an analysis your grade will suffer, Nothing higher than a 7/10 without a typed analysis • The Analysis should contain the following Information: 1. What issue or event your cartoon is based on and how it relates to our lives. 2. What Symbols can be found in your cartoon and what do they represent? 3. Are there any real people in your cartoon? 4. What opinion are you trying to express in your cartoon?

Analyzing the Political cartoons Symbolism: Cartoonists use simple objects, or symbols, to stand for larger concepts or ideas. Uncle Sam or an eagle for the United States John Bull, Britannia or a lion for the United Kingdom A beaver for Canada A bear for Russia A dragon for China A sun for Japan A kangaroo for Australia A donkey for the Democratic Party in the U. S. An elephant for the Republican Party in the U. S. .

Exaggeration • Sometimes cartoonists overdo, or exaggerate, the physical characteristics of people or things in order to make a point.

Labeling • Cartoonists often label objects or people to make it clear exactly what they stand for.

Analogy • An analogy is a comparison between two unlike things that share some characteristics. By comparing a complex issue or situation with a more familiar one, cartoonists can help their readers see it in a different light.

Irony • Irony is the difference between the ways things are and the way things should be, or the way things are expected to be. Cartoonists often use irony to express their opinion on an issue.

• What issue is this political cartoon about? • What is the cartoonist’s opinion on this issue? • What other opinion can you imagine another person having on this issue?

• Did you find this cartoon persuasive? Why or why not? • What other techniques could the cartoonist have used to make this cartoon more persuasive?