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1972 "Landslide" Cartoon
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a political cartoon from the 1972 Nixon campaign for messages about media bias and political scandal.
This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Unit: 1968-1972 A Nation in CrisisKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
Under 15 Minutes
2004 Doonesbury & Boondocks Comic Strips
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing Doonesbury & Boondocks comic strips from the 2004 campaign about Bush and Kerry for messages about issues, candidate imagery and satire.
This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
30-60 Minutes
2008 Hillary Clinton & Sarah Palin in Cartoons & Posters
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson decoding editorial cartoons and a poster about Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin for messages about sexism and satire.
This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
15-30 Minutes
2000 Comic Strips
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing Doonesbury & Boondocks comic strips from the 2000 campaign about Bush and Gore for messages about issues, candidate imagery and satire.
This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Unit: 2000-2008 Targeting the SpinKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
30-60 Minutes
2016 Satirizing Women Candidates
Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding political cartoons about the Hillary Clinton and Victoria Woodhull campaigns for message, historical context and purpose.
This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Playlist: 2016 Presidential Campaign & The Trump Presidency
15-30 Minutes
Anti-Suffrage Editorial Cartoon
Students analyze an anti-suffrage cartoon for messages about point of view and pro-suffrage tactics. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Anti-Suffrage Media Forms and Arguments
Students analyze a poster, an editorial card and a stereo card for messages about media forms used to further anti-suffrage arguments. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
The Workingman's Investment
Students analyze an editorial cartoon for messages about union membership and about editorial points of view in political cartooning. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Immigrant Labor Editorial Cartoon
Students analyze an editorial cartoon for messages about economic choices to hire immigrant labor and about editorial points of view in political cartooning. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
“Negro Labor, White Labor,” Editorial Cartoon
Students analyze a 1922 editorial cartoon for messages about race relations in the workplace and about media portrayals of "labor agitators." This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Which Side Are You On?” To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Different Interpretations
Students analyze two comic book covers from 1957 & 2007 for messages about the role of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in the Montgomery bus boycott and about historical context. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Challenging White Supremacy." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Violence and Social Justice: Two Cartoonists' Views
Students analyze two editorial cartoons for messages about violence in the civil rights/Black Freedom movement and about the expression of political opinions in editorial cartooning. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Challenging White Supremacy." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Feminist Stereotyping in Comic Books
Students analyze a comic book cover for messages about young feminists' gender identity and about stereotypes. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Uncle Sam & Immigration: Dueling Cartoons
Students analyze editorial cartoons from 1903 for messages supporting or opposing immigration and about the representation of implied values in editorial cartooning. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Immigration Reform: Dueling Cartoons
Students analyze two editorial cartoons for messages about immigration reform proposals and about the purposes of editorial cartoons. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
A Native American Views Immigrants Editorial Cartoon
Students analyze an editorial cartoon for messages about who is an immigrant and about the use of irony in editorial cartoons. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “The Law of Immigration." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
“Hate Group / Tolerant Group” Editorial Cartoon
Students analyze an editorial cartoon for messages about tolerance between Christians and the LGBTQ community and about irony and caricature in editorial cartoons. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Gays in the Military Editorial Cartoons
Students analyze two editorial cartoons for messages about gay service members in the military and about the role of editorial cartoons in shaping public opinion. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Out and Affirmed." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
“And Justice For All": Racial Bias in Death Penalty Sentencing
Students analyze an editorial cartoon for messages about public opinion on racial bias and the death penalty and about cartoonists' editorial choices. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Prisons - Justice or Injustice?." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes
Fossil Fuel Pipelines: Editorial Cartoons
Students analyze editorial cartoons for messages about fossil fuel pipelines and about credibility and technique in editorial cartooning. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Merging Social Justice with Environmentalism." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
Under 15 Minutes