Analyzing Political Cartoons Practice

Answer the questions in order, fully and completely, using new knowledge and background knowledge.
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Author, Title, Date, Publication
(if given)

1.

Shows

L
: Literal Interpretation (Whats
happening on the surface?)
Literally, what do you see?
Captions? Titles? Spoken
Words? Labels? Objects?
People? Actions?

2.

Means

I
: Inferences (Just under the
surface) What symbols are
used, and what do they
represent?

3.

Matters

E
. Explanation (Not visible on
the surface, you must dig!)
What is the message of this
cartoon and how do you know?
What is the bias of the cartoon
and how do you know? What is
your opinion about this cartoon

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