Bell Work for November 6, 2013

Tell me about your favorite cartoon and why you love it. 2-3 Sentences.

Everybody Loves TacosOr How to Interpret Cartoons

Instructions

Copy the Following into the NOTES section of your folder.

TIMETime: When was the cartoon created

or what period of time is it talking about? What else was happening in the world?

ACTIONWhat is going on in the

cartoon? Are people asleep, marching, laughing, fighting? What is going on in the background?

CAPTIONWhat does the cartoon label

say? Does it support the action in the cartoon or is it critical? What is the cartoonist’s point of view?

OBJECTSWhat familiar people or objects

do you recognize? Are any exaggerated in size or action? How can you find out about the objects/people you don’t recognize?

SUMMARYBased on the action,

caption, and objects, what was the author trying to say?

EXAMPLETime  

Modern time period

Action  

A child has trashed the living room. His mother is asking why.

Caption  

“I’m just exercising my first amendment right.” He is talking about his right to freedom of expression under the freedom of speech clause.

Objects  

A vacuum, chair, and a mess. The scale of the mess is huge and exaggerated.

Summary  

Many people misunderstand what their rights are. This obviously causes problems.

Make a blank chart that looks like this. Label it correctly

Time  

Action  

Caption  

Objects  

Summary  

Cartoon 1

Cartoon 2

Cartoon 3

Cartoon 4