Cartoons in the Classroom: Donna Kuniholm Duran
donna.k@iuim.upco.es Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid
Editorial Cartoons
Go to http://www.cagle.com/ & select Daily Editorial Cartoons contents page from the left hand navigation column. Proceed through cartoons pages by clicking on …….. Scan the cartoons and do the scavenger hunt worksheet as you scan. Choose 1 cartoon you feel is the most interesting. Analyse the cartoon answering the questions on the analysis handout.. If you don’t understand the cartoon, try to find the event, issue or person on www.bbc.com or www.cnn.com that it is based on. If you finish the daily cartoons, look at some of the worldwide cartoonists or return to the home page and look at areas that interest you.
Analysis Handout
1) What is the event or issue that inspired the cartoon? 2) Are there any real people in the cartoon? Who is portrayed in the cartoon? 3) Are there symbols in the cartoon? What are they and what do they represent? 4) What is the cartoonist's opinion about the topic portrayed in the cartoon? 5) Do you agree or disagree with the cartoonist's opinion? Why?
Humiliated we stand.1
That’s it! Now they are attacking OUR holy sites.
I tried to recreate their natural habitat.
1.United we Stand, divided we fall was coined in July 1942 as a U.S. war slogan.
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Donna Kuniholm Duran
donna.k@iuim.upco.es Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid
Scavenger Hunt:
____ An elephant ____ A bear ____ A bull ____ A pig ____ A farm animal
Find 15 of these symbols as you scan through the cartoons ____ Cars and trucks ____ A television set ____ A computer ____ A baby ____ An old man ____ Picket signs ____ Reporters/media ____ Garbage ____ Something from a circus ____ Something from a game ____ A family, kids or teenagers ____ A soldier ____ Someone in danger ____ Someone in pain ____ A canon or big gun ____ A gun ( pistol or rifle) ____ A bomb ____ An airplane or tank ____ A big mess ____ A hammer and sickle ____ An axe, sword or knife ____ A skull and crossbones ____ A gravestone ____ A prison ____ Something from a movie ____ Something from a TV show ____ Something from a TV commercial ____ The energizer bunny ____ Road signs
and write down the event or issue. ____ A donkey
____ A dangerous animal ____ A dove ____ A shark ____ A dog ____ President Bush ____ A former president ____ Another politician ____ The White House ____ The Capital Building ____ A monument ____ The Statue of Liberty ____ Statue of the Blind Lady Justice ____ Another famous statue ____ A famous painting ____ A symbol of a Company ____ An angel ____ A devil ____ Father Time or Santa Claus ____ A dollar bill of dollar sign ____ Someone who is very fat ____ Someone who is crying ____ Someone who is fighting ____ Uncle Sam
____ The Liberty Bell
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Donna Kuniholm Duran
donna.k@iuim.upco.es Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid
Symbols of the USA
"Uncle Sam"is a cartoon character that symbolizes the United States. This name was first used as an unfriendly nickname for the U.S. government during the War of 1812. Uncle Sam’s costume is decorated with stars and stripes and a top hat. This costume was created in cartoons in the 1830's. An 1800's clown, Dan Rice, made the costume popular. Congress passed a resolution which recognized Uncle Sam as a national symbol in 1961. Representations of the Lady of Justice in the Western tradition occur in many places and at many times. She sometimes wears a blindfold, more so in Europe, but more often she appears without one. She usually carries a sword and scales. Almost always draped in flowing robes, mature but not old, she symbolizes the fair and equal administration of the law, without corruption, avarice, prejudice, or favor. The Liberty Bell is a treasured symbol of the early days of American independence. It was rung on July 8, 1776 with other church bells to announce the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The Founding Fathers wanted to choose an animal that was unique to the United States. For six years, the members of Congress engaged in a dispute over what the national emblem should be. As a result of the debate, the bald eagle was chosen because it symbolized strength, courage, freedom, and immortality and that it would look much better as our national symbol. The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States of America. A French sculptor, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, visited America in 1871 and found the perfect place for the statue he wanted to build. The place was Bedloe’s Island in the New York Harbor.When Bartholdi returned to Paris, he started making sketches and some small models of the statue he wanted to build. He decided the statue would be a woman called Liberty. She would always be a symbol of freedom in the New World. She would be Liberty Enlightening the world What symbols does your country have? Describe them and tell what they represent.
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Donna Kuniholm Duran
donna.k@iuim.upco.es Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid
Political Cartoon Websites
1a. http://www.cagle.com/ Best site You can look at daily cartoons or you can search by issue. It
includes weekly animated cartoons. It also has a teacher’s guide with lesson plans divided by age group and with learning links. It also links to TOP HEADLINES so students can connect events and daily cartoons. There are also international cartoons from around the world including
Ricardo Martinez from El Mundo (but the cartoons on this site are in English) . http://www.cagle.com/politicalcartoons/PCcartoons/ricardo.asp
1b. Magazine Cartoons of the Week http://www.time.com/time/cartoons/20050128/ Especially good for
examining recent events.
1c.. Mark Fiore's Animated Political Cartoons http://www.markfiore.com/animation.html 1d. NewMax .com ( Can search for cartoons by cartoonist) http://www.newsmax.com/cartoons/
WEBSITES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CARTOONS
2a http://www.offthemark.com/main.htm Allows you to search by keyword or topic.
CARTOONS BY SUBJECT: aging / airlines / aliens / alternative medicine / amusement parks / april fool / art / autumn / babies / barney / bathroom / beanie babies / beatles / biking / BILLBOARD / birth / birthdays / books / bugs / candy / cars / CATS / christmas / COFFEE / the comics / more!construction / COMPUTERS / cops / dad / dental / dieting / disney / divorce / MORE!DOGS / doughboy / dr. seuss / easter / elvis / environment / fashion / firefighters / fishing / food / frogs / gardening / gators / genealogy / gesundheit / GOLF / green giant / grim reaper / gumby / hair / halloween / hanna-barbera / hanukkah / Harry Potter / HEALTH CARE / heaven&hell / history / homelife / horses / hunting / imbibing / internet-romance / laundry / lawyers / looney tunes / lord of the rings / magic / medieval / military / new!MOBILE PHONES / mom / mother goose / movies / mr. peanut / music / mythology / new years / PARENTING / peanuts / pigs / POKEMON / politics / postal / POTATOHEAD / prehistoric / pregnancy / psychology / relationships / St. Patrick / SCHOOL / science / seminars / sesame st. / shopping / simpsons / S*E*X / skiing / smoking / south park / SPONGEBOB / sports / spring / STAR TREK / STAR WARS / stock market / summer / super heroes / tattoos&piercing / teletubby / television / thanksgiving / titanic / valentine / weddings / web-net / winnie the pooh / winter / wizard of oz / working out / WORKPLACE / wrestling / Y2K / 'zilla monsters / Suggest a cartoon
category
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Donna Kuniholm Duran
donna.k@iuim.upco.es Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid
2b. Get Funny Pictures . com Your source for cartoons and funny pics. Search by category
http://www.getfunnypictures.com
Animals & Pets Business & Work Computers & Web Food & Eating Kids & Children Men & Women Miscellaneous People & Life Politicians, Laws Seasons, Holidays Sports & Fitness
2c. Business and Computer Cartoons http://www.glasbergen.com/cat.html
More than 1000 Business and Computer Cartoons on the following topics.
Topics
Time Management Teamwork / Employee Relations / Coworkers Outsourcing Mission Statements Managers / Management Motivation / Goals / Achievement Meetings / Seminars / Presentations Money / Finance / Investing Information Security / Security Ergonomics Creative Problem Solving / Thinking Outside of the Box Dress For Success Diversity Customer Service / Call Center Billing / Payments / Collection Safety / Job Injuries / Safety Regulations Sales and Marketing Job Hunting / Recruiting / Human Resources Stress / Stress Management Coffee and Donuts Spam! Computers: Business Computers: Technical Support Computers: Personal / Family Computers: Internet Wireless Communication Assorted Business Topics
2d .
Comic strips and cartoons by the following cartoonists.(You will need to pay to get into the archives) http://www.nytimes.com/pages/cartoons/
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Donna Kuniholm Duran
donna.k@iuim.upco.es Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid
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http://www.cartoons.com/
Listed by animation, humour, politics, society and strips
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