Making a Statement Using Editorial Cartoons
In our World History class, we spend a part of each Monday / Tuesday discussing current events from around the World. We have talked about the Syrian conflict, the migrant crisis in Europe, the Republican and Democratic Presidential nomination races, the undocumented immigrants controversy, and many more topics. During these discussions, the students have indicated that Twitter is their primary means for obtaining news. This led to a discussion of the role that social media has played in spreading news quickly and the major impact it had on the Arab Spring.
However, I have urged my students to take their news awareness to the next level by using a variety of sources. For instance, those with a smart phone were asked to download at least one local news app, two national news apps, and one news source from outside the U.S. We talked about the value in having a multitude of news sources to corroborate information and to get multiple perspectives.
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| Riyya D.'s Cartoon |
Last week, the students were asked to work in groups to read a variety of articles and choose the best one to create an editorial cartoon for a New York Times contest. By working in groups, the students were able to come up with some very witty ways to make a statement concerning a political and or current event. Each student was then asked to finish the idea their group came up with and to make it their own.
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| Anisha N.'s Cartoon |
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| Shaizab M.'s Cartoon |
