Political Cartoon Activity- A one day activity to teach how to interpret cartoons, with an extension activity that could be used as an assessment History Standards met H.6.8.1- Examine ways viewpoints expressed in political cartoons and other primary and secondary source documents have changed policy and public perception. CCSS met RH.6-8.2.- Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary sources; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. WW2 Political cartoons Directions: For this assignment, you may create your own political cartoon and explain its meaning, or you may find 3 other cartoons from World War II that we did not look at and analyze them in the same way you did in class. You only have to choose one of these, but both options are explained in more detail below and a grading rubric for each is included. 1. CREATE YOUR OWN Political Cartoon Rubric CATEGORY 6 4 2 0 CREATIVITY It is clear there was It is clear there was There are some The cartoon much time and some time and aspects of the closely resembles thought put into thought put into cartoon that come one we looked at making an entirely making a creative from other in class and there new and creative cartoon. cartoons we looked is little evidence cartoon. at in class. of creativity from the student. QUALITY The cartoon is The cartoon only The cartoon only The cartoon only exceptionally neat includes 2 of those includes 1 of those includes 0 of done in full color, aspects (neatness, aspects (neatness, those aspects and takes up an color, size). color, size). (neatness, color, entire piece of blank size). paper. CLUES PROVIDED There are 4 or more There are 3 clues in There are 1-2 clues There are no clues TO SHOW WHICH clues in the drawn the cartoon that in the cartoon that and it is ASPECT OF WAR cartoon that make it make it somewhat make it somewhat completely WAS CHOSEN clear which aspect clear which aspect unclear unclear which
Political Cartoon Activity- A one day activity to teach how to interpret cartoons, with an extension activity that could be used as an assessment History Standards met H.6.8.1- Examine ways viewpoints expressed in political cartoons and other primary and secondary source documents have changed policy and public perception. CCSS met RH.6-8.2.- Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary sources; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. WW2 Political cartoons Directions: For this assignment, you may create your own political cartoon and explain its meaning, or you may find 3 other cartoons from World War II that we did not look at and analyze them in the same way you did in class. You only have to choose one of these, but both options are explained in more detail below and a grading rubric for each is included. 1. CREATE YOUR OWN Political Cartoon Rubric CATEGORY 6 4 2 0 CREATIVITY It is clear there was much time and thought put into making an entirely new and creative cartoon. It is clear there was some time and thought put into making a creative cartoon. There are some aspects of the cartoon that come from other cartoons we looked at in class. The cartoon closely resembles one we looked at in class and there is little evidence of creativity from the student. QUALITY The cartoon is exceptionally neat done in full color, and takes up an entire piece of blank paper. The cartoon only includes 2 of those aspects (neatness, color, size). The cartoon only includes 1 of those aspects (neatness, color, size). The cartoon only includes 0 of those aspects (neatness, color, size). CLUES PROVIDED TO SHOW WHICH ASPECT OF WAR WAS CHOSEN There are 4 or more clues in the drawn cartoon that make it clear which aspect There are 3 clues in the cartoon that make it somewhat clear which aspect There are 1-2 clues in the cartoon that make it somewhat unclear There are no clues and it is completely unclear which
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