Analyze+and+draw+your+own+cartoon

Examine [|Editorial Cartoons] together as a class.
 * Day 1-Tuesday

Day 2-Wednesday Examine [|Editorial Cartoons] on your own individually. When you find a great cartoon place a link to it in the discussion tab on this page. At the end of the period we will take a look at them.

Day 3-Thursday Time in class to work on Editorial Cartoon assignment(See Steps #1-4 below)

Day 4-Friday Time in class to work on Editorial Cartoon Assignment (See Below)

Day 5 & 6 Present Editorial Cartoon page on your wiki to the class**

= = Create a link on your homepage called something like "Editorial Cartoon Page836." Then place put your username with a link to your page here. Put the following on your page:**
 * This is all due by Friday(Amethyst) or Monday(Ruby)!

Find an [|**Editorial Cartoons**]that you thoroughly enjoy which delivers a message on a current event, save it to the computer and [|place it on your page] (2) with a link to your source. Then answer the following questions under the cartoon(write in paragraph form):
 * Step #1**-Wednesday

1.) What is the event or issue that inspired the cartoon? 2.) Are there any real people in the cartoon? Who is portrayed in the cartoon? 3.) Which of the following did the cartoonist use?

symbolism - What objects did they use to stand for something?

exaggeration/caricature - What physical features, habits, or problems were overstated?

labeling/captioning - How were they add clarity or emphasis?

analogy - How did the artist make a comparison between two unlike things that share some characteristics? What were they?

irony - How did the artist show a difference between the way things are and the way things should be or expected to be?

juxtaposition - Why were people or objects were placed near each other, side-by-side?

4.) What is the cartoonist's opinion about the topic portrayed in the cartoon? 5.) Do you agree or disagree with the cartoonist's opinion? Why?

With the same cartoon you used in step #1, do the following:
 * Step #2**

An editorial cartoon is a picture sentence conveying a point of view. One way to analyze a editorial cartoon, and at the same time cover the basic parts of speech, is to view a cartoon and determine its subject, action verb, and [|object]. Analyze the editorial cartoon and determine the subject, verb or verbs and object of each. Using this information, write one sentence conveying the cartoon's theme above the cartoon.

Draw your own editorial cartoon on a current event. Place it on your wikipage yourself or give it to me by Wednesday after school and I will scan and put the image onto a wiki page for your to copy it from. On Tuesday(Amethyst) and Monday(Ruby) you will present it to the class and answer the questions under Step #1 and Step #2 for your cartoon. You must have the answers ready to go -- in your head or written down and use your notes while presenting. IT MUST INCLUDE THE COMPONENTS OF AN EDITORIAL CARTOON!!
 * Step #3**

Answer the following questions in a paragraph...or two at the bottom of your page:
 * Step #4**

Why are editorial cartoons so popular? Why do these cartoons help people discuss current events? What do they detract from it? Are there any subjects that are too sensitive to editorialize through cartoons—issues that can be written about but not drawn? What are they and why are they too sensitive?