1. Go to the following link: http://www.cagle.com/2013/10/tea-party-boulder-pushers/

Write five questions you have about the cartoon, and then categorize your questions into one of the following categories:

• Cartoon's Message- The boulder pushing scandel has caused a large stir with voters.
• Subject of the Cartoon- The Boulder Pushing Boy Scout Leaders
• Use of Images or Artistic Techniques- Boulder Pushers, Government Building, and the Elephant as the friend along with the Police with the word "voters" on his arm.

2. Review the following guide to analyzing political cartoons: http://w

ww.wikihow.com/Analyze-Political-Cartoons

Post a summary of the steps from this site to your blog.

1. Focus
2. Interaction
3. Audience
4. Context
5. Symbols
6. Details 

3. Go to the following link: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/activities/political-cartoon/model.html

Complete the Practice and Test Yourself. Provide an explanation on your blog post about each of the five techniques that political cartoonists use to make their point.

 

The analogy is another way of saying the meaning of the picture. Irony shows how there is an effect in the situation. Symbolism shows the important symbols. Exaggeration, shows exactly what the name implies, the exaggerated parts of the photo. Labeling is used to make the activity in the photo more clear.