Create a Political Cartoon
Related Issue Three covers a wide range of issues that potentially impact humanity as a whole, and are often relevant to students day to day lives. Due to this, providing students with an opportunity to create a political cartoon is a great way to encourage a create expression of understanding of outcomes.
This project involves students choosing any topic covered during the unit (a global issue would likely be best), and creating a cartoon and rationale reflecting the topic or an issue related to it. The best place to start would be to go over some sample political cartoons with students and explain it using SSTIC (size, symbolism, text, imagery, color and context). Students can then use these five elements of cartooning in the creation of their own cartoon.
Political Cartoon Assignment Outline
Rubric
This project involves students choosing any topic covered during the unit (a global issue would likely be best), and creating a cartoon and rationale reflecting the topic or an issue related to it. The best place to start would be to go over some sample political cartoons with students and explain it using SSTIC (size, symbolism, text, imagery, color and context). Students can then use these five elements of cartooning in the creation of their own cartoon.
Political Cartoon Assignment Outline
Rubric