Unit 1.4 - Political cartoons - Ex 4.1 + 4.2

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Political Cartoons

Philpot unit 1.4 

Page 19 

Exercise (4.1 and) 4.2

Central question

How do political cartoons work?

What do I know about political cartoons?

01:01

What is the purpose of a political cartoon?

06:01

Which five caracteristics can be used in a political cartoon?

Bias

Political cartoons often display bias towards a certain viewpoint. 

Bias is an inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.

Example: "There was evidence of bias against foreign applicants."

Political cartoons: Pictures with a point

A political cartoon is a cartoon that makes a point about a political issue or event. You can find them in any daily newspaper, but they won’t be in the comics section. Instead, look on the editorial pages – they’re right next to the editorial columns, and across from the opinion essays. You can also find them in newsmagazines and on political Web sites. Political cartoons can be very funny, especially if you understand the issue that they’re commenting on. Their main purpose, though, is not to amuse you but to persuade you. A good political cartoon makes you think about current events, but it also tries to sway your opinion toward the cartoonist’s point of view. The best political cartoonist can change your mind on an issue without you even realizing how he or she did it.

Your turn

You are going to analyse a number of political cartoons from the Cold War era. In the next slide there is a short reminder of what the Cold War was.

Page 19 Exercise 4.1

Do exercise 4.1 

Answer the questions in your notebook or a wordfile/onenote

What is the opinion of the author of text 1.19?

Your Turn

You are going to look at a cartoon about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Do assignment 4.2 on page 20. Search for a Putin cartoon and share your cartoon with the class in the next slide. 

Fill in the table for exercise 4.2 and include your Putin cartoon.

What have you learned about political cartoons?

A question that I still have or something I do not understand yet: