What is a Political Cartoon?What is a Political Cartoon?

It is a funny way of making a pointIt is a funny way of making a point Also it has many steps to itAlso it has many steps to it

Step One: Know about the TopicStep One: Know about the Topic

To make a cartoon you must know To make a cartoon you must know about the topicabout the topic

Do some research…READ A BOOK!Do some research…READ A BOOK! Talk to someone that might know the Talk to someone that might know the

subjectsubject Read a hand outRead a hand out EX: my topic is the Punic warsEX: my topic is the Punic wars

Example: Punic WarsExample: Punic Wars

Who: Carthage a Phoenician colony Who: Carthage a Phoenician colony in Canaan and Romein Canaan and Rome

What: 3 mass wars between What: 3 mass wars between Carthage and RomeCarthage and Rome

Were: Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Spain, Were: Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Spain, eastern Mediterranean, Swiss alps, eastern Mediterranean, Swiss alps, Italy and Canaan Italy and Canaan

When:264-146 BCE (off and on)When:264-146 BCE (off and on) Why: land disputes Why: land disputes

BrainstormingBrainstorming

The pre-write is one of the most The pre-write is one of the most important parts of a cartoonimportant parts of a cartoon

Here you Brainstorm to try to find a Here you Brainstorm to try to find a point and/or a joke point and/or a joke

You can use any type of You can use any type of brainstorming way you would likebrainstorming way you would like

Final select a Idea you like the bestFinal select a Idea you like the best

Example: Punic WarsExample: Punic Wars

Rough DraftRough Draft

A rough draft is aA rough draft is a Rough Rough draft, it draft, it should not be perfect should not be perfect

A rough draft should be full of marks, A rough draft should be full of marks, edited, and foot notesedited, and foot notes

It may be smart to have a friend to It may be smart to have a friend to read it over to make sure that it is read it over to make sure that it is correct, and make sense. correct, and make sense.

FormatFormat

It needs: It needs:

A title (top)A title (top) The first person to talk’s word bubble The first person to talk’s word bubble

must be on topmust be on top Name (bottom right corner Name (bottom right corner Clear and easy to understandClear and easy to understand Drawings (OF COURSE!)Drawings (OF COURSE!)

Example: Rough DraftExample: Rough Draft

Final DraftFinal Draft

This is the time for the “final This is the time for the “final countdown”countdown”

3:Make sure you have every thing 3:Make sure you have every thing perfectperfect

2:Be careful2:Be careful 1: DO YOUR BEST1: DO YOUR BEST “ “Launch” your comic by showing it Launch” your comic by showing it

aroundaround

Final DraftFinal Draft

CreditsCredits

By Joey BaerBy Joey Baer Drawings by Drawings by

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