1) List the objects or people you see in the cartoon



Cartoon Analysis Worksheet

|Your Name: |Steven Janover |Name of Cartoon: cartoon-g |

|Class: |SLO | |

|Date: March 25, 2005 | | |

|Level 1 |

|Visuals |Words (not all cartoons include words) |

|1) List the objects or people you see in the cartoon. |1) Identify the cartoon caption and/or title. |

|The White House, a hand holding the Constitution |Above Any Office |

|located above the White House |2) Locate three words or phrases used by the cartoonist to identify objects or|

| |people within the cartoon. |

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| |Constitution of the U.S., Watergate Ruling |

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| |3) Record any important dates or numbers that appear in the cartoon. |

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|Level 2 |

|Visuals |Words |

|2) Which of the objects on your list are symbols? |4) Which word or phrases in the cartoon appear to be the most significant? |

| |Why do you think so? |

|White House, a judge's arm | |

|3) What do you think each symbol means? |Watergate Ruling, Constitution of the U.S. They clarify |

|The Presidency, judiciary or law |the main idea of the cartoon. |

|      |5) List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed in the cartoon. |

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|Level 3 | |

|a) Describe the action taking place in the cartoon. |

|A judge's arm labelled, "Watergate Ruling," holds a copy of the Constitution above the White House. |

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|b) Explain how the words in the cartoon clarify the symbols. |

|The words identify the specific event (Watergate), the impeachment of the President. and the outcome of those |

|hearings. |

|c) Explain the message of the cartoon. |

|No person or group is above the law. |

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|d) What special interest groups would agree or disagree with the cartoon’s message? Why? |

|Supporters of President Nixon may disagree with the message. It doesn't explain President Nixon's point of view. |

|Opponents of President Nixon would agree with the message - the law is supreme. |

|e) Check any of the persuasive techniques used in this cartoon: |

|symbolism caricature captioning and labels analogy irony juxtaposition exaggeration |

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