Lisa Monroe created a political cartoon about a political concept or issue. She showed a clear understanding of the topic in her cartoon by effectively conveying her point of view through both the text and graphics. Lisa used at least two symbols and all five key elements of an effective political cartoon to get her message across in an outstanding presentation. Her teacher assessed her work as exceeding expectations in several categories related to subject matter, point of view, presentation quality, and inclusion of political cartoon elements.

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9. K
Know about Political
Cartoons
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Want to know about
Political Cartoons
L
Learned about Political
Cartoons

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16. Category
Exceeds
Expectations
4
Meets
Expectations
3
Marginally Meets
Expectations
2
Does Not Meet
Expectations
1
Subject Matter Shows clear
understanding of
political
concept/issue
Mostly shows
understanding of
political
concept/issue
Shows some
understanding of
political
concept/issue
Shows no
understanding of
political
concept/issue
Way topic is
conveyed
Point of view is
clearly conveyed
Point of view is
mostly conveyed
Point of view is
slightly conveyed
Point of view is
poorly conveyed
Presentation of
Cartoon
Text and graphics
are clearly legible;
2 or more symbols
are used in the
cartoon; Cartoon
is of outstanding
presentation
quality
Text and graphics
are mostly legible;
2 symbols are
used in the
cartoon; Cartoon
is mostly of
presentation
quality
Text and graphics
are somewhat
legible; 1symbol is
used in the
cartoon; Cartoon
is somewhat of
presentation
quality
Text and graphics
are not legible; no
symbols are used
in the cartoon;
Cartoon is not of
presentation
quality
Elements of a
Political Cartoon
All 5 elements of a
political cartoon is
used
4 elements of a
political cartoon is
used
3 elements of a
political cartoon is
used
None of the
elements are used

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18. Multimedia Presentation
Teacher Name:
Student Name:__________________________ Reviewer Name: ___________________________
Date: _________________
Project:
CATEGORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Appearance Text areas and graphic areas are balanced.
The words on the slides are easy to read.
The words on the slides are spelled correctly.
The graphics on the slides are easy to see.
The background does not compete with the text or
graphics.
Media Use I used original art and effects in my presentation.
The media I chose is related to the content of the
presentation.
Navigation Users can find their way easily through my project.
Users can backtrack or stop the presentation if they desire.
The navigation tools are easy to see and click on.
Organization My presentation was a clear explanation of a topic.
My presentation was persuasive in presenting a point of
view.
Resources I used resources that were reliable and credible.

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20. Cartoon Analysis Worksheet
Your Name: Name of Cartoon:
Class:
Date: April 12, 2014
Level 1
Visuals Words (not all cartoons include words)
1) List the objects or people you see in the cartoon. 1) Identify the cartoon caption and/or title.
2) Locate three words or phrases used by the cartoonist
to identify objects or people within the cartoon.
3) Record any important dates or numbers that appear in
the cartoon.
Level 2
Visuals Words
2) Which of the objects on your list are symbols? 4) Which word or phrases in the cartoon appear to be the
most significant? Why do you think so?
3) What do you think each symbol means?
5) List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed in
the cartoon.
Level 3
a) Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
b) Explain how the words in the cartoon clarify the symbols.
c) Explain the message of the cartoon.
d) What special interest groups would agree or disagree with the cartoon’s message? Why?
e) Check any of the persuasive techniques used in this cartoon:
symbolism caricature captioning and labels analogy irony juxtaposition exaggeration
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