Satirical Cartoon Examples

Remember the goal of satire is to effect change.


Political Cartoon American Revolution

social satire

Racism

Political Cartoons and Cartoonists

Political Cartoons and Cartoonists

Use the cartoons below or select and analyze other cartoons at: 
http://www.boondocksnet.com/gallery/child_labor_intro.html

Cartoon Analysis Worksheet

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Cartoon 1

Early investigations of conditions in southern cotton mills made it appear to be a regional problem until it was discovered that many of them were owned by northern capitalists.

Citation: "White Slavery: Northern Capital and Southern Child Labor." New York American and Journal; rpt. Literary Digest 28 (Oct. 18, 1902). http://www.boondocksnet.com/gallery/cl021018.html In Jim Zwick, ed., Political Cartoons and Cartoonists. http://www.boondocksnet.com/gallery/pc_intro.html (Sept. 25, 2004).

Cartoon 2

PARENT: "No, Sir, I don't send 'em to work from greed, but because I've got to. But if I done it from downright Selfishness, what do you think of the Social conditions of a Republic that would turn parents into something worse than brutes?"

Uncle Sam holds a document labeled, "Land Monopoly System, High Tariff, Trust Rule."

Citation: Bengough, John Wilson. "The Child Labor Question." The Public 6 (May 16, 1903). http://www.boondocksnet.com/gallery/cl030516.html In Jim Zwick, ed., Political Cartoons and Cartoonists. http://www.boondocksnet.com/gallery/pc_intro.html (Sept. 25, 2004).

Check for Understanding

Printable Student View

1. What is the message of each of the cartoons?
2. What more can you learn about child labor by studying each of the cartoons more carefully?
3. How does a cartoon differ from a picture?
4. Which cartoon affected you the most and would make you want to do something to help ban child labor?

Week 15 2012-2013

Week 15	Class Work	Homework
Monday Academic Vocabulary Words Synthesis Exposition Symbol Allegory Ambiguity Irony Verbal Irony Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Biographical Knowledge Biographical approach	Read Irony and Ambiguity pp. 92-93 Symbolism and Allegory by John Malcolm Brinnin Highlight and Annotate p. 94-95 Do Test Practice pp. 95	Vocabulary Book C Unit 4 Completing the sentence
Objective: Students will be able to identify a work as a satire, identify the object of ridicule of the satire, and the various techniques of the satirist. From ancient times satirists have shared a common aim: to expose foolishness in all its guises — vanity, hypocrisy, pedantry, idolatry, bigotry, sentimentality — and to effect reform through such exposure.	Do pp. 100-103 Answer After you Read questions, p 100 Complete Table p. 101 Answer Questions pp. 102 Targets of Satire a. Society and its institutions b. Types of people c. A particular person d. A place (city, state, nation)	Vocabulary Unit Book 4 Synonyms and Antonyms Student is to bring 3 different satirical cartoons to class and answer the following questions: What is being satirized in each of them-what is the object of ridicule?  The cartoons should/could have as targets: Individuals, Types of Individuals, Institutions, Society, and Places.
Wednesday	Read prologue from Walking with the Wind By John Lewis p. 103-110 Take Cornell Style Notes Answer questions After You read questions p. 111-112	Vocabulary Book C Unit 4  Choosing the Right Word Finish After you read questions p. 11-112 Go to John Lewis Website http://johnlewis.house.gov/John Lewis Congressional Webiste
Thursday	Visit John Lewis Websites http://johnlewis.house.gov/john-lewis/biography  John Lewis Biography Allegory Chart Complete In teams	Vocabulary Book C Unit 4 Vocabulary in Context Do pp. 114 A and B Do a Roman Numeral Outline 5-paragraph Constructed response Essay The story Lewis relates in this section has guided him in his Life. What does this story symbolize to him?
Friday Innocuous Visceral Filial Melodramatic Mundane Ravenous	Political Satire Day Who's Laughing Now? American Political Satire	Study for Book C Unit 4 Vocabulary Exam on Monday This is practice for the essay section your final exam. Essay- try to write this essay in 1 hour. Use a timer! Remember to write neatly or type, skip lines or triple -space, Save time to proof read. Check for topic sentences, use of transition words,  no sentence fragments or run-on sentences. Remember you can practice for the vocabulary test online at https://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/levels_a2h.cfm?sp=family  Vocabulary Test Practice Sadlier Website

 John Lewis Congressional Website

Targets and Vehicles of Satire

Targets of Satire

Objective:

Students will be able to identify a work as a satire, identify the object of ridicule of the satire, and the various techniques of the satirist.

From ancient times satirists have shared a common aim: to expose foolishness in all its guises — vanity, hypocrisy, pedantry, idolatry, bigotry, sentimentality — and to effect reform through such exposure. The many diverse forms their statements have taken reflect the origin of the word satire, which is derived from the Latin satura, meaning "dish of mixed fruits," hence a medley.

a. society and its institutions

b. types of people

c. a particular person

d. a place (city, state, nation)

Vehicles of Satire

1.  art

2.  music

3.  poetry, prose

4.  drama, films

5.  cartoons / comic strips

Satire and Irony Definitions

Definitions

1.  Satire:  The art of criticizing a subject by ridiculing it and        evoking toward it an attitude of amusement,        contempt, or        scorn

2.  Satire (in relation to literature):  A literary technique used        in prose and poetry that combines a critical attitude with        wit and humor for the purpose of improving society

3.  Juvenalian Satire:  Satire, the attitude of which is bitter        and        angry and attacks sometimes viciously the vices of        men

4.  Horatian Satire:  Satire, the attitude of which is amused        at the foibles of mankind and merely pokes fun at them

5.  Hyperbole:   A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to        emphasize strong feelings or to create a satiric effect

6.  Understatement:  The technique of creating emphasis by        saying less than what is actually or literally true

7.  Sarcasm:  a type of verbal irony often in the form of a        remark in which the literal meaning is complimentary but        the actual meaning is critical

8. Verbal Irony:  words of praise which convey criticism and        words of criticism which convey praise

Week 14 2012-13

Week 14	Class Work	Homework
Monday Academic Vocabulary Words Synthesis Exposition Symbol Allegory Ambiguity Irony Verbal Irony Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Biographical Knowledge Biographical approach	Veteran’s Day	Revise 1st Draft of essay. Bring in typed tripled spaced. Bring Purple Workbook to class on Tuesday!
	Exposition Read Pp. 65-68 Synthesizing sources Main Idea Supporting Evidence Compare and Contrast Synthesize Draw conclusions Connect to other sources Recognize an author’s purpose	Read Homecoming by Richard Rodriguez pp. 69-70 Highlight and Annotate and Answer After you Read Questions p. 79 Vocabulary words Silty Cumulative Diminutive Mesh Expedite
Wednesday	Read Wild as It Ever Was pp. 73-76 Answer Questions page 79-80 A Night to Remember Revise Outline Culminating Essay	Read The repatriation of Ishi, the Last Yahi Indian pp. 77-78 Answer After reading Questions page 80 and complete Table Page 81 on a separate piece of paper Final Draft of Essay due No Late work accepted
Thursday	Do Page 82 Vocabulary, reading Comprehension, and author’s purpose essay.	Study for Vocabulary Exam on Units 1-3
Friday Innocuous Visceral Filial Melodramatic Mundane Ravenous	Vocabulary Exam Units 1-3	Vocabulary Book C Unit 4 Definitions Read Adrienne Su “ Codes of Conduct” page 83-88 Answer questions page 89-90 Do Vocabulary and Comprehension page 91 A, B, and C only.

Essay Tips

While you write your essay, be thinking about an answer to the following question:

•         What major things do we learn about this event and the people who experienced it? 

•        How have you structured your essay so that it incorporates multiple perspectives? 

•        How is your structure similar to and different than the way Lord structured his text in A Night To Remember?

•        Where do you include information from secondary sources about the event, team, and/or players/participants.eyewitnesses in event?  What does this information add to the overall effectiveness of the essay?

•        Where in the beginning section of your essay do you see the support for your statements regarding what you have learned about the significance of the event and why people experienced this same event differently?

•        What are the similarities and differences among the three perspectives represented in your essay?

•        What do the multiple perspectives represented in your essay teach us about the event being described?

•        How effectively do you as a writer use multiple perspectives to convey the significance of the event?

READ YOUR DRAFT OUT LOUD

•        What might you do to make this essay stronger?

Week 13 2012-13

Week 13	Class Work	Homework
Monday Academic Vocabulary Words Sonnet Petrarchan Sonnet Rhetorical Questions Personification Theme Style Tone Diction Connotation Source Argument Claim Opinion Evidence Elaboration Credibility Intent/Purpose Loaded Language Sensory images Figurative language Anecdotes Emotional appeals Logical appeals	Expository Writing Writing an informational Essay about an event MLA Format Citations	Vocabulary Book C Unit 3 Study for Vocabulary quiz on Unit 3 Use Quizlet.com to practice Access to Quizlet is available at LACER from 3-5 after school daily if you don not have internet access at home.
Allusions Anaphora (repetition of words at beginning of sentence) Articulate Enunciate Parallelism Metaphor Refrain Speech Ballad Rhythm Thyme Repetition Folk ballads Irony Dramatic Irony	Unit 3 Vocabulary Exam Research for Essay	Do:  Review  Units 1-3 Vocabulary Book C  Analogies
Wednesday	A Night to Remember Revise Outline Culminating Essay	Do Vocabulary Book C Review Unit  1-3  Word Associations
Thursday	Do review Unit 1-3 Vocabulary in Context, Choosing the Right Meaning, and Antonyms in pairs or trios	Do Vocabulary Book C review Unit 1-3 Word families, and Two-word completions
Friday	A Night to Remember Culminating Essay	Vocabulary Book C Unit 1-3 Do Building with Classical Roots and  Finish Draft 1 of Expository Essay.