Political cartoons play an important part in telling the history of a given period of time. On Friday, our students will learn to analyze cartoons by identifying the symbols, characters and information and its significance in history. Political cartoons have played an important role in politics since the invention of the printing press and are still used quite a bit in current times. In order to analyze the meaning and purpose of political cartoons we will be looking at three websites:

Truman Library & Museum Cartoons
Slate Magazine – Editorial and Political Cartoons
PoliticalCartoons.Com
Today’s Best Cartoons

Students, after you have browsed through the galleries and you have a good understanding of how these cartoons are executed, you will then create your own cartoon. Political cartoons deal with issues in society, 1) I would like for you to think of an issue in either your school, town, state, or nation. 2) Create a cartoon using ToonDoo.com. 3) Remember that your cartoon should be RELEVANT to your issue. For directions on how to create an account for ToonDoo click here.

Mr. McClung