EQ: How are Schema and interpretation applied to political cartoons? 10/2

Bell Ringer: How does your schema: background knowledge and skills: help you make sense of and determine the meaning of things?

Ambiguous Headlines Make a T-Chart

like in your notes like the one below

How it could be interpreted

What it really means

Headline 1

KIDS MAKE NUTRITIOUS SNACKS

Headline 2

MINERS REFUSE TO WORK AFTER DEATH

Headline 4

JUVENILE COURT TO TRY SHOOTING DEFENDANT

Headline 5

GRANDMOTHER OF EIGHT MAKES HOLE IN ONE

Lung cancer in women mushrooms

Complaints about NBA referees growing ugly

Iraqi head seeks arms

Astronaut takes blame for gas in spaceship

Political cartoon analysis definitions

•Symbolism: Cartoonists use simple objects to stand for larger concepts.

•Exaggeration: Cartoonists may overdo physical characteristics of people or things in order to make a point.

Political cartoons Analysis

Use the political cartoon template to analyze the following political cartoons

Reflection-Choose on of the political cartoons

How did your schema help you interpret the political cartoon?

What information/knowledge/experiences did you use to make sense of the cartoon?