This document provides writing prompts related to analyzing political cartoons. Some of the prompts ask students to examine specific political cartoons that touch on topics like Native American discrimination, McCarthyism, Reagan-era foreign policy, and women's rights in Canada. Other prompts more generally ask students to discuss functions of editorial cartoons, rhetorical devices used in political cartoons, and whether political cartoons are an important historical source. The prompts suggest that political cartoons can provide insight into historical events, policies, and social issues.

25. Dove=Peace

26. Typewriter=Press

45. GROUP ACTIVITY
Make an editorial cartoon based on the
editorial below.
Apply the tips in cartooning discussed
by your teacher. Your output will be
graded using the rubrics below the
editorial.

46. Match the following words with their common
symbols.
Write the letter on the space before the number.
1.Philippine Government a. chain
2.new generation b.money bags
3. peace c.dove
4.time d.rising building
5. hope e. rising sun
6.death f. big clock
7. wealth g. wave
8. hindrances h. baby,fetus
9.progress i. flag
10. slavery j. skull/ crossbones

51. Are political cartoons an important historical source?
Analyze the political cartoon’s representation of Native American discrimination.
Examine McCarthyism in political cartoons and its relationship to the crucible.
Explain how Kirk Anderson uses symbols, imagery, and humor in his political cartoons.
Discuss the irony behind Henry Payne’s political cartoon.
Explain what political cartoons tell us about the US foreign policy during the Reagan years.
Discuss the political control monopolies hold over Congress in Joseph Keppler’s political cartoon.
Join or Die: A political cartoon from Philadelphia in 1754.
Analyze the political cartoon “Love the Police”
Examine the political cartoon on Transnational Corporations.
Discuss the negative issues caused by political cartoons.
Examine political cartoons on the Scope of the Monkey Trial.
Explain the influence of American Political Cartoons.
Analyze the political cartoon of Elian Gonzalez’s Removal.
Compare the political cartoon of Liberals and Conservatives Thurgood Marshall, Jr.

52. Examine a political cartoon concerning the presidential election.
Are political cartoons a popular subgenre of media?
Examine a political cartoon concerning the scholastic achievement test.
Write about the political caricatures from the 1800s.
Analyze the themes of personal responsibility and social responsibility in a political cartoon.
Write about free expression in political cartoons.
Describe the functions and roles of editorial cartoons.
Analyze how the cartoonists use visual rhetoric political illustrations.
Examine the evolution of political cartoons in a changing media environment.
Analyze the rhetorical devices used in political cartoons.

53. Examine a political cartoon concerning the presidential election.
Are political cartoons a popular subgenre of media?
Examine a political cartoon concerning the scholastic achievement test.
Write about the political caricatures from the 1800s.
Analyze the themes of personal responsibility and social responsibility in a political cartoon.
Write about free expression in political cartoons.
Describe the functions and roles of editorial cartoons.
Analyze how the cartoonists use visual rhetoric political illustrations.
Examine the evolution of political cartoons in a changing media environment.
Analyze the rhetorical devices used in political cartoons.
Write about the usage of satirical techniques in political cartoons.
An oversimplification of drugs to death in a political cartoon.
Analyze the political cartoon on Republicare
Do Indian political cartoons create a big impact?
Analyze the political cartoons from World War I.
The parallels between Thomas Nast and political cartoons.
Discuss the mayor and the police department in political cartoons
Analyze a controversial Indian political cartoon.
Analyze how the dynamic progress of women’s rights in Canada is shown in political cartoons
Examine the political cartoons of World War II rhetoric