Political Cartoons
Political cartoons communicate a message or a comment about a social or political issue in society. To communicate a message political cartoonists often:
·
use
humour or sarcasm
·
use
symbols to express a greater idea (i.e., a weapon to symbolize war, dove for
peace)
·
show
a person or group in a way that is immediately recognizable
·
often
exaggerate features of a person
·
stereotype
a group
·
use
a caption with minimal words
Examining political cartoons today:
Working in
groups of 3-4 please identify the message for one of the following cartoons presented in class by
doing a W5 reading: who is in the picture, what are they doing, where are they, when is
this taking place, and why are they doing what they are doing? Overall, what is the message being communicated here?
Now its your turn to create a political cartoon:
Begin by quietly reading the related chapter in the textbook for your topic area.
What
is going on in your topic area? Write these down
What are some
areas that you might make fun of or comment about?
What message
might you want to communicate as a social commentary on these issues?
How might you
represent this visually in terms of images that will show ideas and groups involved?
On Thursday May 17th you are asked to present your cartoon to members in other groups as well as summarize your notes from your topic area.
