Do Now and Politcal Cartoon link

Do Now.

http://www.newsroom101.com/NR_exercises/AP1/ap_a.htm


POLITICAL CARTOONS

Political cartoon link.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15654769

Then click the link to the slideshow for 'The Year in Cartoons'

Look over these political cartoons and answer these questions in your notebook.

* Can you make any connections between what is shown and actual historical events or situations that are being depicted by the cartoonist?

* What purpose do political cartoons serve in journalism today?

* What is a political cartoon and how do they differ from comics?

* What are the elements of political cartoons?

* What can political cartoons teach use about the presidents of the U.S.?

* What is the media trying to communicate by using political cartoon

* Are political cartoons persuasive?