Content Objective: I will be able to identify the use of irony, symbolism, and exaggeration in a modern cartoon about cancel culture.
Standard Objective: I will be able to determine the purpose of visual information and its effect on meaning and tone.
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Content Objective: I will be able to identify the use of irony, symbolism, and exaggeration in a modern cartoon about cancel culture.
Standard Objective: I will be able to determine the purpose of visual information and its effect on meaning and tone.
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Warm Up: Do you consider yourself to be funny? Explain your sense of humor. Provide examples as necessary!

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

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


Why might the United States want to start expanding itself as an Empire in the 1890’s ?
Sentence-Starter: The United States may want to expand in order to...




Step 1: Meet the Cartoon - What do you notice first? (Circle the 3 most obvious elements in "Show Your Work")

Step 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?
Step 3: Consider the Words - Which words or phrases are most significant? List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed in your captions.
Step 4: Dig Even Deeper - What time period is this political cartoon from? What was happening historically at the time it was created?
Step 5: Use as Evidence - What is the overall message of this political cartoon? Explain how you know by choosing at least one visual and one text detail from the image.
Sentence-Starters:
The overall message of this political cartoon is...
In the political cartoon, the artist depicts [visual detail], which suggests...
In addition, the artist includes [text detail]...
Thus, the artist is saying...
Exit Ticket: Which persuasive techniques were used in the political cartoon?
Step 1: Meet the Cartoon - What do you notice first? (Circle the 3 most obvious elements in "Show Your Work")

Step 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?
Step 3: Consider the Words - Which words or phrases are most significant? List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed in your captions.
Step 4: Dig Even Deeper - What time period is this political cartoon from? What was happening historically at the time it was created?
Step 5: Use as Evidence - What is the overall message of this political cartoon? Explain how you know by choosing at least one visual and one text detail from the image.
Sentence-Starters:
The overall message of this political cartoon is...
In the political cartoon, the artist depicts [visual detail], which suggests...
In addition, the artist includes [text detail]...
Thus, the artist is saying...
Exit Ticket: Which persuasive techniques were used in the political cartoon?
Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: