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Graphic Novel Analysis Worksheet: The Missouri Compromise

Answer the questions in each box.

Part 1

Visuals

List the objects and labels you see in the panel. How do they hint at the article’s main idea?

Words

Circle the text that contains the main idea of the panel. Explain how you know this?

Words

What do you think of each argument? Is one more convincing than the other? Explain

Part 3: Draw a political cartoon

In the box below, draw a political cartoon with a clear stance on the issue of Missouri. Your cartoon should mostly use visuals to convey it’s meaning, but text can be used as well.

Part 2

Visuals

What do the visuals on the right of the o top image have to do with the

supposed economic benefits of slavery?

What do the visuals on the right of the bottom image have to do with ‘Natural Rights’?

1. What’s the message of your comic? What do the visuals in your comic represent?

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