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Activity for Standard 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 27, 28
Benchmark: 17.1, 18.1, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.6, 20.2, 25.1, 25.2, 25.3, 27.2, 28.1, 28.3

Title: Political Cartoons
Contributor: Blueprint 2000 Lesson Activities, developed by Dr. James Croteau, Leon County Schools and Rhonda Flanagan, FSU Center for the Study of Teaching and Learning
Materials: Various political cartoons
Activities:
  1. Students will read and describe the critical humorous and political elements of a political cartoon.

  2. Students compare and contrast cartoons on similar topics.

  3. Given a specific political issue or person, students will create an original cartoon.

  4. Students will research and analyze a variety of cartoons from different sources to establish patterns of opinions, bias, or points of view.