Writing Assignment: Rhetorical Analysis of Political Cartoons
about Globalization
Building on your skills in analyzing political cartoons about Globalization from
chapter 15, visit the Global Trade Watch website at
http://www.citizen.org/trade/.
Analyze the argument of the cartoon on the page. What stance does it take
on Globalization and Free Trade? How does this cartoon compare to the
following:

“Our Globalized Economy”
(http://www.politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/34e0b093-9dae-4e7f-b0ab86962ba72c53.html)

“Globalization Invading Markets”
(http://estherspace.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/globalization.gif)

“The Problems of Globalization Illustrated”
(http://www.visuality.org/txc7/web_images/globalization_cartoon.jpg
Write a short rhetorical analysis, following the guidelines for powerful thesis
statements found in Chapter 1 and the strategies for analysis found in
Chapter 2. Share your essay with your class.
Christine Alfano & Alyssa O’Brien, Envision In Depth. 2nd edition. NY: Pearson, 2010