Understanding Editorial Cartoons

Source (URL, Newspaper, or Other) _____________________________ (Get started on the Internet at http://7-12educators.about.com/cs/edcartoons/index.htm)

Date of access (if URL) or Date of publication (all others)__________________________

Cartoonists Name (or Initials if that's all you can find) ________________________

Subject of the Cartoon ____________________________________________________

Brief Summary of the Issue Depicted (30 to 100 words) Note the source of this information.

 

 

 

Make up five questions about the cartoon which require someone to examine the cartoon carefully. Follow each question with your answer.

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