political cartoons: more than meets the...
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Political Cartoons:
More Than Meets The Eye
Political cartoons are a pictorial
editorial and artistic social
commentary
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What Are Political Cartoons?
• Art form that serves as a source of opinion on
society
• Express viewpoints on political, economic, or
social issues
• Make use of humor, symbolism, historical
events, and stereotypes
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Don Cherry Running for Public Office?
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Political cartoons can be
used to influence viewers
Or make them think about
the current issues of the day.
Example: Global Warming vs the Cold Canadian Winter
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Cartoonists use simple objects, or symbols, to
stand for larger ideas or concepts.
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What Do These Symbols Mean?
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Humour and Satire
• Humour creates interest
• Caricature: overemphasis of a person’s features
• Irony: saying the opposite of what was really meant
• Satire: the portrayal of a wrongdoing so that it becomes the object of ridicule
• Stereotype: an oversimplified judgment of a group of people or objects
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What is the artist’s viewpoint of this
cartoon?
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What does a dog house symbolize?
“You are really in the dog house now.”
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What is the artist’s viewpoint of this
cartoon?
Voter apathy: People who don’t vote will be in trouble with society.
Heitzmann, W.R. (1980) Political cartoons: Scholastic social studies skills. New York: Scholastic, Inc.
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Uses
• Promote the status quo (support what is going on in society)
• Raise awareness of social concerns
• Motivate people to seek change
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H1N1 Flu, Queue Jumping and the
Canadian Health Care System
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Political Cartoon Assignment
You live in Totalitaria and are deeply concerned with ______________________
(issue). You happen to know a man who owns a printing press and believe the
public must understand this issue better. It just so happens that most people
cannot read, so you decide to create a political cartoon instead so that the
masses will be better informed of the issue.
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Criteria:
The political cartoon must:
• be produced on an 8x11 sheet of paper.
• be hand-drawn as neatly as possible.
• (1) promote the status quo; (2) raise social concerns; or (3) motivate
people to seek change.
• be an original creation.
• be insightful and thought-provoking.
• be coloured or appropriately shaded.
• use appropriate symbols, dimensions, exaggerations, labeling,
analogies, irony, etc. (the techniques) to convey the message.
• be accompanied by half to one page summary (12 font double
spaced) of your cartoon that explains the message(s) and how you
used certain techniques to convey the message(s).
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You don’t have to be a good artist to
make a political comment
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Canadian Content
Examples
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Women's Hockey and the Olympics
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The US Finally Exempts Canada from
‘Buy American Protectionism’
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2010 Vancouver Olympics Are Over,
Now Who Picks up the Bill?
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Free Trade Between Canada and the EU
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The War on Terrorism and Canada's Involvement
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Youth Crime - Could the Root of the
Problem be the Parents?