Monday, September 15, 2008

Cartoons for the Classroom

You’ve got to love editorial cartoons and the critical thinking skills they can enhance in us and develop in our students, especially during this election season. The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists’ web site has a section called “Cartoons in the Classroom” that contains these useful amenities:
*A weekly lesson
*Blank cartoons
*Cartoon evaluation worksheet
*128 archived cartoon-related lessons
*Links to addition editorial cartoon web sites

Click here to check it out: http://nieonline.com/aaec/cftc.cfm

  • What suggestions do you have for using editorial cartoons in your classroom?
  • How do you assess the use and creation of editorial cartoons?
  • Do you have any good resources to share?

Image courtesy of UnionLeader.com

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