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 Teacher's Main Page Cartoon Main Page   Current Events Forming Opinions 'Toon Tic Tac Toe Scavenger Hunt  Current Events Forming Opinions Cartoon Bingo Scavenger Hunt Analyze the 'Toon  Current Events Forming Opinions Cartoon Bingo Scavenger Hunt Analyze the 'Toon Where the Students Go:   Editorial Cartoons: Table of Contents (the cartoons are here)  Listing by Artist Name Listing by State Cartoonist E-mail List |
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| Objectives: Students will be able to recognize and comprehend symbols & what they represent. |
| Materials: Computer lab with internet access-1 station per 2 students; handout |
| Activities: Explore symbolism through analysis of editorial cartoons. |
| Handout: Click here for the BINGO handout that you can print out. |
| Teacher Procedure | Student Activities |
| Set | Ask students to name some common symbols. You may need to prompt, such as flag, dollar sign , pig.... |
Discussion. Contribute to list of symbols. |
| Instruct |
Direct students to log onto interent & proceed to www.cagle.com & select editorial cartoons contents page from the left hand navigation column then select editorial cartoons:page 1 from the contents page. Proceed through cartoons pages. Ask what symbols students see in the editorial cartoons. Ask why they think these symbols were chosen, and what they are used to represent. Distribute handout and direct students to look at all the pages of editorial cartoons to fill in bingo squares.. |
Active listening & opening web pages. Discussion. |
| Guided Practice |
Circulate to keep students on task & verify entries.(Can use the honor system, rubber stamp, signature, etc.) Act as resource. |
Students will look at all editorial cartoons on all the pages to find symbols which represent the concepts listed in the squares and complete the bingo card. Play continues until someone has bingo- can continue to blackout. |
| Closure |
Direct discussion. Get students to speculate on the frequency of certain symbols and the range of meanings they might be used to convey. |
Compare how the same symbol can be used differently and how the same concept can be represented by a variety of symbols. |
| Homework: | Choose one of the symbols found in one of the cartoons and ask three different people what it represents to them. Try to choose people of different age, gender and background. Also include your own point of view. |
| Evaluation: | Assess comprehension of symbols & their use through discussion and written assignment. |
| Extension: |
| NOTE: | This activity may be used over several days or as a filler at the end of class when students are working independently in the computer lab. |
