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Political Cartoons: Introduction to Symbols

  • Most students will identify the "Golden Arches" as the symbol for MacDonalds, but only a few will recognize the donkey as a symbol for the Democratic party. For the cartoonist the symbol constitutes a sort of visual short hand. Teachers must help students become familiar with this short hand. This activity begins with symbols students know and are familiar with. Then they are asked to help their knowledge further by considering all the meanings various symbols might have.
  • The students will then have to decide together what the actual meaning of each symbol is. The students can then show their knowledge through a group project where they develop their own carToons.
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