A slides which will help you understand cartoons and the crucial role that they can play if used correctly.

1. CARTOON ANALYSIS
LEARNING HOW TO
UNDERSTAND CREATIVE
LEARNING AND TEACHING
By MOTLALEPULA MAKOLA

2. INTRODUCTION
An individual experiences life daily through visual symbols,
signs, drawing, diagrams and many more. This forms part
of every individuals life as this experiences of the real
world make it easy for people to communicate And
understand each other. A cartoon is a type of illustration,
possibly animated, typically in a non-realistic or semi-
realistic style. It is a simple drawing showing the features
of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially
a sarcastic one in a newspaper or magazine. To understand
the cartoon one needs to be able to look at few different
features including body language, facial expression,
symbols and also need to understand the manner in which
the word are said as the cartoon is mostly depended on
words to convey its meaning.

3. IMPORTANCE OF CARTOONS
Cartoon tells a story metaphorically though images and symbols
A perfect cartoon needs no caption
The lesser the artist depends on words the more effective the symbolism
The symbols conveys the message
When teaching a cartoon a teacher should use a cartoon which is closely liked to the
topic on which he or she is teaching about.
https://www.slideshare.net/JaycrisAgnes/teaching-with-visual-symbols-rep

5. Teaching using cartoons
 It is important to determine the appropriateness to experience,
Looking at the age and maturity of the targeted learners this must be
taken into consideration.
 Cartooning encourages students to concentrate on big ideas and to
evaluate how certain details contribute to the broader picture.
 Learners easily relate to cartoons as it caters for multiple intelligence
that learners might have.
https://www.slideshare.net/aliharding/persuasive-cartoon-analysis

6. ADVANTAGES OF USING CARTOONS IN LITERATURE
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1. The Unique Characters
By the use of different unique characterization, the audiences can remember the
distinguish characters each. It is about protagonist and antagonist, so that the
audiences can know it clearly.
2. Culture Enrichment
looking at a cartoon, the audiences can know the other culture-especially Greece and
American.
3. Vocabulary Enrichment is easier to learn new words and their meaning when they
are used in a humorous manner.
4. Imagination
a cartoon has great imagination. It will build up the audiences’ imagination.

7. CARTOONS CAN BE USED TO CONVEY DIFFERENT MESSAGES

8. 5 things to look for to know
what the cartoon is about.
• 1. SYMBOLISM- CARTOONS USE A LOT OF SYMBOLS IDENTIFY THEM THEN ASK
WHAT PURPOSE DO THEY SERVE
• 2. EXAGGERATION- SOMETIMES CARTOONIST EXAGGERATE TO PROVE A CERTAIN
POINT (THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH BODY LANGUAGE AND FACIAL
EXPRESSION).
• 3. LABELLING- CARTOONIST USUALLY LABEL OBJECT TO MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT
THEY STAND FOR.
• 4. ANALOGY-COMPARISON OF TWO UNLIKE THINGS THAT SHARE THE SAME
CHARACTERISTICS( AN ANALOGY HELPS THE READER TO UNDERSTAND THE MAIN
IDEA THAT THE CARTOONISTR IS TRAYING TO CONVEY.
• 5. IRONY-THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WAY THINGS ARE AND THE WAY THINGS
DHOULD BE. THE USE OF IRONY BY THE CARTOONIST IS TO EXPRESS THEIR
OPINION FOR EXAMPLE
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10. CARTOON ANALYSIS
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 CARTOONS CAN BE USED TO STIMULATE INTEREST AND INVOLVEMENT.
 CHALLENGE THINKING ON CONTRAVESIAL TOPICS
 DEVELOP VISUAL LITERACY
WHEN LOOKING AT A CARTOON ONE SHOULD
NEGLECT NOTHING AS EVERYTHIMG MEANS
SOMETHING AND CAN REPRESENT
SOMETHING.

11. CONCLUSION
LEARNING DOES NOT HAVE TO BE BORING TO
BOTH THE TEACHERS AND LEARNERS
CARTOONS CAN HELP LEARNERS ENJOY
LEARNING WHILE THEIR MULTUIPLE LEARNING
NEEDS ARE MET.
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION

12. REFERENCES
 Jaycris, C, A.(2013) Teaching with visual symbol, available from slideshare at.
https://www.slideshare.net/JaycrisAgnes/teaching-with-visual-symbols-report
(assessed on 31 august 2018)
 Harding, A.(2014). Persuasive cartoon analysis, available from slideshare at.
https://www.slideshare.net/aliharding/persuasive-cartoon-analysis(assessed on
31 august 2018)
 Fawaz, M.(2014) Global education teaching strategies, available from
slideshare at https://www.slideshare.net/MohammedFawaz/global-education-
41401165?qid=42a1563e-94e0-4a0b-8688-
f915aaeaea6a&v=&b=&from_search=92(assessed on 31 august 2018)
 Deck, A.(2014) Its no laughing matter, understanding political cartoons.
Available from slideshare at
https://www.slideshare.net/andreadeck/understandingpoliticalcartoons-
111019014404phpapp02?qid=42a1563e-94e0-4a0b-8688-
f915aaeaea6a&v=&b=&from_search=105(assessed on 31 august 2018)
 Bell, M. (2015). Cartoon analysis, available from slideshare at
https://www.slideshare.net/Marniebell/cartoon-analysis-ppt(assessed on 31
august 2018)