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Period 6, Day 1-2: Boss Tweed & the Gilded Age

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Note from the author:
Content Objective: I will be able to contextualize the Gilded Age and explain how Boss Tweed is emblematic of larger societal issues.

Standard Objective: I will be able to draw reasonable inferences and logical conclusions from a political cartoon.

Click here for the slides from today.
Content Objective: I will be able to contextualize the Gilded Age and explain how Boss Tweed is emblematic of larger societal issues.

Standard Objective: I will be able to draw reasonable inferences and logical conclusions from a political cartoon.

Click here for the slides from today.
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Warm Up: Please rate how well you understood last night's pre-work on a scale from 1 to 4. If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.

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Warm Up: Do you consider yourself to be funny? Explain your sense of humor. Provide examples as necessary!

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Warm Up: One interesting historical fact I learned from the pre-work is…

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The Gilded Age (1860-1896) was characterized by a lack of _______ that pervaded the U.S. government in the form of bribery, grafting [using power to get $ and other perks], and fraudulent elections.

The political party system was characterized by a _______ system. There were few significant policy differences between both parties despite sharp ethnic and cultural differences in membership.
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Think-Pair-Share: The act of “gilding” is to cover something in a thin layer of gold. Where do you think the “Gilded” Age gets its name from?

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William Magear Tweed was an American politician. Most notably depicted as the “boss” of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party headquarters, “Boss Tweed” ran the “_______ _______ ” in Thomas Nast’s cartoons.
Thomas Nast was a German-born American _______ and editorial cartoonist dedicated to exposing key political issues of the nineteenth century. We will be viewing a lot of political cartoons from Thomas Nast and others throughout this unit.
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A political cartoon is a cartoon that makes a _______ about a political issue or event. You can find them in any daily newspaper, but they won’t be in the comics section. Instead, look on the editorial pages. You can also find them in magazines and on political websites. Political cartoons can be very _______ , especially if you understand the issue that they’re commenting on. Their main purpose, though, is not to amuse you but to persuade you. A good political cartoon makes you think about current events, but it also tries to sway your _______ toward the cartoonist’s point of view. The best political cartoonist can change your mind on an issue without you even realizing how he or she did it.
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Think-Pair-Share: Why would some people consider this political cartoon to be funny?

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Cartoonists use several methods, or _______ techniques, to get their point across, such as symbolism, exaggeration, labeling, analogy, and _______ . Not every cartoon includes all techniques, but most political cartoons include at least a few. Once you learn to spot these techniques, you’ll be able to see the cartoonist’s point of view more clearly.

However, don’t assurme their message is truth; consider any potential _______ that they may hold. Look out for persuasive techniques in everyday life such as political ads and TV news There are a lot of people trying to _______ you; it’s important to be aware of how they’re trying to do it so you can make up your _______ mind.

If you want to review the examples we went over in class, they are available on slide #23-27 here.
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Friday, 2/18 Warm Up: Have you noticed any examples of persuasive techniques in your everyday since we went over them yesterday? Explain.
  • Irony, Symbolism, Analogy, Exaggeration, Labeling

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Think-Pair-Share: Why would some people consider this political cartoon to be ironic?

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Applying Knowledge: Let's take a look at another political cartoon from the time period we're studying.
  1. Meet the Cartoon: What do you notice first? (Circle the 3 most obvious elements in "Show Your Work")
  2. Observe the Visuals: List the people, objects, and places. Consider actions or activities as you caption each element. Which ones do you think are symbolic?
  3. Consider the Words: Which words or phrases are most significant? List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed in your captions.

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4. Dig Even Deeper: Who drew this cartoon? What do we know about them? When is it from? What was happening historically at the time it was created?

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5. Use as Evidence: What is the overall message of this image?

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Exit Ticket: Which persuasive techniques were used in the Boss Tweed political cartoon?

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Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: