Global II
Quarter Project
Mr. Kruger
Objective:
Students will collect and analyze print cartoons from a variety of sources. A print
cartoon is used to illustrate an author’s point of view about a topic that is usually well known or has
been in the news regularly over a period of time. Sometimes a cartoon takes a strong position either
for or against a topic; at other times, the cartoon is simply used to bring further attention to the news
item.
Project:
Collect 8 print cartoons from a number of different sources.
Requirements: (see example page)
 At least 2 cartoons must reflect “economic” commentary, 2 cartoons must reflect “social”
commentary and 2 must reflect “political” commentary. The remaining two cartoons can be
from any of these groupings.
 One cartoon (pasted, scanned or photocopied) per page
 Each cartoon must be properly labeled with the source name, date and page number (such as
The New York Times, September 24, 2000, p. 13 Week in Review section). Remember, no
more than 3 cartoons from any one source! (For the purpose of this project, the Internet is
considered one source.)
 Analyze each cartoon in a minimum of 30 words. Your analysis should give background
information on the news story presented in the cartoon, a description of what the cartoon is
trying to say, etc.
 Only cartoons published between September 1, 2005 and February 16, 2006 may be used
in your project.
Sources:
Any newspaper, the Internet, Newsweek and Time magazine, U.S. News and World
Report, or any other news magazine. Remember, no more than 3 cartoons from any one source! (The
entire Internet is considered one source).
Good website for cartoons: www.nytimes.com/pages/cartoons/index.html
Due Date: Thursday, February 16, 2006. There will be a 10-point deduction for each calendar
day the project is submitted late.
Example of a project page
Grouping:
Political cartoon (Reminder: at least 2 cartoons from each of the following groupings:
economic, social and political)
Source:
U.S. News and World Report, February 10, 2002, page 8 (Reminder: no more than 3
cartoons can come from any one source, including the Internet)
Analysis:
The man on the right is Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and the man on the left
represents America’s allies. The word “allies” is in quotation marks because the cartoonist believes
these countries are not supporting the U.S. as they should. In the cartoon, the “allies” are asking for a
“smoking gun.” This means they want clear evidence that Iraq is violating disarmament agreements
and is a threat. By drawing Saddam Hussein holding a gun to the “allies” head, the cartoonist is
saying that the allies are refusing to acknowledge that this clear evidence exists.