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Topic: Civics and Citizenship, Society and Environment, History, English, Media Studies, Values, Religious Studies
Type: Curriculum materials
Years: 8-12
Key curriculum links: Time, Continuity and Change; Culture; Natural and Social Systems; Investigation, Communication and Participation, Thinking Processes and Communication
Main purpose and content of the unit of work
What are the characteristics that make political cartoons popular and effective? In this unit of work students consider the ideas and values embedded in political cartoons and discover how to 'read' these important sources of evidence. Students are also challenged to decide whether political cartoons promote or possibly even undermine Australia's democratic system of government.
The student activities included in this unit cover the following topics
Activity 1: How different cartoonists depict the same issue
Activity 2: How cartoonists present their own ideas values
Activity 3: How cartoonists use caricature
Activity 4: How cartoonists can disturb or shock
Activity 5: How cartoonists comment on democracy
Activity 6: How cartoonists might harm or help democracy
Activity 7: Analysing a cartoon
Resources on analysing political cartoons (selection of websites)
Attachments
> A Licence to Mock: Political Cartoons – Do they Help or Harm Democracy? (PDF 3.3mb)
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