Language Objective: Join small group and whole class discussion during editorial cartoon deconstruction; identify and discuss propaganda components: technique (bandwagon, testimonial, transfer, emotional words, repetition), message, and target audience.
Essential Question: How do editorial cartoons demonstrate propaganda techniques while conveying a message to a target audience?
Following SSR, students formed pairs to examine a series of editorial cartoons concerning the global warming debate; next, the students answered questions concerning symbols and message. This is an activity I developed for language arts in the unit the eighth grade is doing this week in preparation for our upcoming coastal trip.Homework: SSR.
