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AnalyzingPoliticalCartoonsoftheMcCarthyEra
By:KarenDiaz
Grade:9-12
LengthofPeriod:1classperiod
Inquiry:StudentswillbeaskedtoanalyzepoliticalcartoonsbyHerblock
(HerbertBlock)inordertoassessoneofthevariedresponsestohowthe
ColdWarwasbeingfoughtathomeandabroad.Thiswillbeoneofthe
lastlessonsinashortfourdayunitonthebeginningsoftheColdWarin
America.Studentswillbeansweringtheessentialquestion:Accordingto
whatyouhavelearnedsofar,assessourgovernmentsColdWar
decisionsandtheirimpactonourdomesticandforeignpolicies.
Objectives:
Studentswillknowandbeableto:
RecallinformationlearnedaboutthesecondRedScareinAmerica
Observeandanalyzethepoliticalcartoons
Determinetheintendedaudienceofthesources
DiscusshowHerblockportrayedtheColdWarhysteriaandwhowas
responsible
Materials:attachedbelowandavailableat
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/cartoon
_analysis_worksheet.pdf
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblock/fire.html
Activities:
RecallinformationalreadylearnedabouttheSecondRedScare
Studentswillbeplacedingroupsofthree
HandouttheCartoonAnalysisWorksheettoeachstudent
HandoutoneHerblockcartoontoeachgroup
Studentswillanswerthequestionsontheworksheet.(Theyhaveused
thisbeforesonoguidedpracticeisneeded)
Classwillreconveneafterapproximately10minuteswheretheneach
groupwillpresenttheircartoonanalysis
DuringthepresentationsIwillaskquestionsanddisplaybackground
informationonthecartoons.See
doc.http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblock/fire.html
Studentswillbeencouragedtosharequestionsandcommentsoftheir
owntohelpfurtherthesharingofinformationandanalysis
Closure:Onceallgroupshavepresentedeachstudentshouldanswerthe
followingquestiontobeturnedinbeforetheyleaveclass.
Exitquestions:AccordingtoyourknowledgeofthesecondRedScareand
thesecartoons,whatisthedomesticimpactoftheColdWarpolicies?
Homework:ReadinginthetextontheKoreanWar.Answerthefollowing
questions:WhyandhowdidKoreabecomeamajorsourceofconflictfor
theSovietUnionandtheUS?Describethenegotiationstoendthefighting
inKorea.Assessment:
Informalassessmentcomesfromobservationofstudentsworkingwith
partnersandthenindividuallyonanalyzingthedocuments.
Participationinpartnerandfullgroupdiscussion
Individualquestionsfromstudents
Theworksheetswillbecollectedattheendofthelessonforaformal
assessment
Studentswillreceiveatestwhichinadditiontoobjectivequestionsand
ShortAnswerstheywillberequiredtoanswerthefollowingquestionin
essayform:Accordingtowhatyouhavelearnedsofar,assessour
governmentsColdWardecisionsandtheirimpactonourdomesticand
foreignpolicies.
CTStateStandards:
Citeevidencefromasourcetodetermineasauthorspurposeand
intendedaudience
Analyzeandexplainmultipurposevisualmaterials
Composeathesisstatementusingprimaryandsecondarysources
Askrelevantquestionsrelatedtosocialstudies/historytoinitiate,extend
ordebateapointofviewduringadiscussion
Useevidencetoformaninterpretationofahistoricalevent
Evaluateprimaryandsecondaryinterpretationsofahistoricalevent
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Level 2
Visuals
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3.
Words
Which of the objects on your list are
symbols?
What do you think each symbol means?
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Level 3
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What special interest groups would agree/disagree with the cartoon's message? Why?