Based on 16 carefully chosen cartoons, the eight lessons in this booklet/transparency set teach students to identify the issue, analyze symbols and size/shape distortions, recognize stereotypes and caricatures, appreciate the role of humor and irony, and see the need for background knowledge in making sense of any political cartoon. Each lesson in the 8½" x 11" 40-page booklet has objectives, background information, discussion questions keyed to the cartoons, and follow-up activities. The booklet also contains an eight-step checklist which students can use each time they analyze an editorial cartoon. Grades 7–12. Mindsparks. Revised edition. ©2000.40269 Mindsparks
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