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a picture is worth . . . a thousand words

POLITICAL CARTOONS. a picture is worth . . . a thousand words. A FORM OF ART. OFTEN DISPLAYED IN THE TAVERNS THAT DOTTED THE COUNTRYSIDE OR LINED THE STREETS OF MANY COLONIAL CITIES, POLITICAL CARTOONS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF AMERICA’S ARTISTIC HERITAGE.

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a picture is worth . . . a thousand words

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  1. POLITICAL CARTOONS a picture is worth . . . a thousand words

  2. A FORM OF ART OFTEN DISPLAYED IN THE TAVERNS THAT DOTTED THE COUNTRYSIDE OR LINED THE STREETS OF MANY COLONIAL CITIES, POLITICAL CARTOONS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF AMERICA’S ARTISTIC HERITAGE. …USED TO EXPRESS THE EMOTIONS AND IDEAS OF THE COLONISTS DURING THAT TIME AND PROMOTE THE THE CALL FOR INDEPENDENCE AND CHANGE…

  3. WHAT TO LOOK FOR • What issue/problem is the cartoon addressing?

  4. WHAT TO LOOK FOR • What symbols have been used to stand for another idea, person or thing?

  5. WHAT TO LOOK FOR • Which features in the cartoon are exaggerated or distorted? (change in size or shape to help make a point)

  6. WHAT TO LOOK FOR • Are stereotypes used to make you think a certain way, even though it might not be true?

  7. WHAT TO LOOK FOR • Is caricature (exaggerated or distorted features) used in the cartoon?

  8. WHAT TO LOOK FOR • Is there humor or irony (funny or ridiculous viewpoints) present in the cartoon?

  9. REMEMBER • SYMBOLS • EXAGGERATION • DISTORTION • STEREOTYPES • CARICATURE • HUMOR • IRONY TO LOOK FOR

  10. HOW GOOD ARE YOU? • HOW MANY ELEMENTS CAN YOU FIND AND EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF, IN THE FOLLOWING CARTOON? • JIGSAW WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT ACTIVITY TO USE IF YOU WANT STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON A • PARTICULAR ELEMENT OF A CARTOON

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