Who is Rip Van Winkle?
Author – Washington Irving
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g13M1hNmbY
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Rip Van Winkle Video
You will determine why North Carolina was called the “Rip Van
Winkle State” in the early 1800’s and create a
political cartoon that will influence NC citizens to
take action.
OBJECTIVE
Areas in which NC needed
improvementInternal
improvementsAgricultureManufacturing/
industryEducationGovernment
Rural ConservativePoor
CausesNC was:
Effects• NC was nicknamed the
Rip Van Winkle State• Many NC citizens
emigrated
What IB Area of Interaction does he relate to?
Explain how he relates.
Archibald DeBow Murphey
A POLITICAL CARTOON is an illustration that uses symbols to address an issue and influence people’s opinion. (You should not have to provide an explanation of your visual; it should speak for itself.)
Rip Van Winkle State “Political Cartoon”
Using the concept of the story of Rip Van Winkle, your notes and pages 282-292 in your North Carolina text, draw a political
cartoon that may have been published in a NC journal in the early 1800’s that
represents why North Carolina was called the Rip Van Winkle State. Remember, North
Carolina was “behind the times”, “not progressing like the rest of the nation”,
“dormant”, “rural, conservative, and poor”, “unwilling to make changes”, . . .
Rip Van Winkle State “Political Cartoon”
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONSClearly demonstrates one of the problems that caused NC to be called the Rip Van Winkle state.Everything in the illustration is representative of the time period (early 1800’s).Causes citizens of NC to be ashamed and want to take action.
Rip Van Winkle State “Political Cartoon”