Editorial Cartoon Exercise

BELOW YOU WILL FIND 10 EDITORIAL CARTOONS. LOOK THEM OVER AND SELECT FIVE OF THEM, ANALYZING EACH IN A PARAGRAPH OF A MINIMUM OF 100 WORDS.  (THAT WOULD BE TWO TYPED PAGES DOUBLE SPACED; SO IT REALLY IS NOT MUCH) PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA.

BEGIN WITH LDESCRIBING WHAT YOU ACTUALLY SEE, INCLUDING ANY TEXT. FOLLOW BY DISCUSSING THE TOPIC, THEME, AND HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS YOU NOTE. NEXT DISCUSS THE PERSON, ISSUE OR SITUATION BEING ILLUSTRATED AND ANY CONNECTION TO CURRENT EVENTS. TO WHAT EXTENT IT IS A REALISTIC CHARACTERIZATION, OR A TOTAL FABRICATION AND MISREPRESENTATION OF THE "FACTS". IS THE ARTIST DEPICTING AN ASSUMED SITUATION, A HYPOTHETICAL CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PURPOSES OF A GENERAL COMMENTARY ON CURRENT EVENTS? WHAT DOES THE ARTIST ATTEMPT TO COMMUNICATE WITH HER OR HIS ART? FINALLY, WHAT DOES THE CARTOON MEAN TO YOU PERSONALLY?

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