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Interpreting Political Cartoons

Interpreting Political Cartoons. Contents, Methods, and Purposes of Political Cartoons. Analyzing Political Cartoons. Five Elements of a Political Cartoon Symbols Exaggeration Irony Captioning/Labeling Analogy. Symbolism - Using an object to stand for an idea.

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Interpreting Political Cartoons

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  1. Interpreting Political Cartoons Contents, Methods, and Purposes of Political Cartoons

  2. Analyzing Political Cartoons Five Elements of a Political Cartoon • Symbols • Exaggeration • Irony • Captioning/Labeling • Analogy

  3. Symbolism- Using an object to stand for an idea

  4. Exaggeration-overstating or magnifying a problem, physical feature, or habit

  5. Irony- the difference between the way things are and the way things should be (or the way things are expected to be)

  6. Captioning and Labels- Used for clarity and emphasis

  7. Analogy-a comparison between two unlike things that share some characteristics

  8. What Elements are we Using? Symbols Exaggerations Irony Captioning Analogy

  9. What Elements are we Using? Symbols Exaggerations Irony Captioning Analogy

  10. What Elements are we Using? Symbols Exaggerations Irony Captioning Analogy

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