Gilded Age Political Cartoon

Gilded Age Political Cartoon

TASK: Create a Gilded Age political cartoon. Strategies such as captions, thought bubbles, nametags, or well-known public figuresshould be used to clarify your message. In a paragraph on the back: discuss the theme, identify the target audience (to whom are you trying to appeal?), and describe the intended meaning of the cartoon.

Shown below are examples of possible themes and where to find them in the textbook:

Business Owners: Captain or Robbers?(468)

Growth of Big Business (470-472)

Conditions of the workplace (475-476)

Labor Strikes (481-483)

Government Corruption (520-522)

Immigration (the immigrant experience - 528)

Urban Living Condition(536)

Whistleblowing/Muckraking (exposing illegal activities - 616)

Political Cartoon Rubric

Item / 1 / 4 / 7 / 10
Appearance / Lacking color, presentation, detail & professionalism
(Little Effort) / Lacking color, presentation, detail or professionalism / Somewhat colorful, presentable, detailed and professional / Extremely colorful, presentable, detailed and professional
(EFFORT!!!)
Symbolic Clarity / No symbols used, difficult to understand / Easy to understand, but no symbols used / Symbols are used and are somewhat easy to understand / Symbols are used and are easy to understand
Effectiveness / No theme or target audience is evident at all / Neither theme nor target audience are clearly evident / Either theme or target audience is not clearly evident / Theme and target audience are very clearly evident
Paragraph / Accurately discusses 0 of the following: theme, audience, meaning / Accurately discusses 1 of the following: theme, audience, meaning / Accurately discusses 2 of the following: theme, audience, meaning / Accurately discusses theme, identifies audience, describes meaning

POINTS:

Each category is worth 10 points for a 40 point total.

DUE DATE

This assignment is due Friday, September 4th

How to Create a Cartoon

BRAINSTORM

-Think, read, and research for an idea

-Write down as many ideas as you can

ANALYZE

-Look at other political cartoons for ideas

DRAFT

-doodle images you think might apply to your idea

SYMBOLISM

-Make sure to find ways to put symbols in the cartoon

-If you make your cartoon on just two people talking and show no symbolism, that is not a political cartoon. Show symbolism about the topic

-An example would be to turn a person or thing into an animal with characteristics you want to convey (Example: a weak leader may be a mouse)

WORDS

-Add text to enhance your symbolism, describe the setting, or to add conversation between your characters

EDIT

-Have a peer or teacher look over your cartoon to help find the best version and to also edit mistakes

FINAL DRAFT

-Use a computer or blank paper to draw on

-Add shading or color for effect

-Add a title

-Make sure your name and hour are on it.

EXAMPLES OF POLITICAL CARTOONS IN THE TEXTBOOK:

Pages: 470, 485, 512, 515, 520-521, 539