POLITICAL CARTOONS

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

and how to analyze them

POLITICAL CARTOONS

 After this lesson you will be able to analyze the meaning and point of view of political cartoons.

GOAL:

political cartoons can be 500 years old

...or from yesterday's newspaper

What is a political cartoon?

It is an art form that:

• serves as a source of opinion on society.
  
• expresses viewpoints on political, economic or social issues.
  
• makes use of 

               1- humor (satire), 
               2- symbolism,   

               3- exaggeration(caricatures),

               4- labelling,

               5- analogies

Which of these issues is not really about :

politics?

1. politicians
2. general elections
3. new technology
4. making new laws

Which of these issues is not really about :

economics?

1. jobs
2. companies
3. making money
4. racism

Which of these issues is not really a:

social issue?

1. equality rights
2. taxes
3. religion
4. refugees reception

Where do you often see
political cartoons?

Symbolism

Symbolism

Symbolism

Symbolism

Symbolism

exaggeration

Analogy

(Obamacare is the nickname of an act that was passed by president Obama in 2010 that gave every American affordable care (zorg).

analogy. Obamacare is compared to...

analogy.       The American economy is compared to 

analogy.       President Trump is compared to 

What's the analogy in this cartoon?

Three questions you must answer when you analyze a cartoon:

1. What do you see?
   
2. What does it represent / stand for?
3. What is the artist's message?
4. What is the artist's POV (point of view)?

Now let's practice 

Of the next cartoons answer the questions and fill in the missing boxes in your handout.

Cartoon A

Cartoon B

Cartoon C

Cartoon D

In the car: Hitler and his helpers

USSR = Russia

people:

left: French policeman

right; British policeman

 

Cartoon E

Cartoon F

Cartoon G

Cartoon H

Cartoon 

i

Cartoon 

J

Cartoon 

K

Cartoon 

L

Cartoon 

M