Cartoon Analysis

(Adapted from Cartoon Analysis Worksheet, U.S. National Archives & Records Administration)

Visuals Words

1. List the objects or people you 1. Identify the cartoon caption &

see in the cartoon: title:

2. Which of these objects do 2. Find three words or phrases

you think are symbols? used by the cartoonist to identify

people or objects in the cartoon:

3. What do you think these 3. Find any important dates or

symbols mean? numbers that appear in the cartoon:

4. What is the action taking place 4. Which words or phrases do you

in the cartoon? think are the most important? Why?

5. List 3 adjectives that describe

emotions portrayed in the cartoon:

6. How do the words in the cartoon clarify the symbols?

***What is the message of this cartoon?***

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