1. What issue is the cartoon about?
2. Are there any real people or places in
the cartoon? If not, what images are
portrayed in the cartoon?
3. Identify the specific artistic
techniques used in the cartoon (i.e.,
symbolism, analogy, exaggeration,
labeling, and irony). What is the artist
trying to show the reader by using
these techniques?
4. What is the message the cartoonist is
sending?
5. What do you think is the cartoonist's
opinion of the issue/topic?
6. What is the tone of the cartoon?
7. Think about how the cartoonist
portrays the subject: Is he/she using
humor to make a point? Is he/she
being serious or using scare-tactics to
make a point? How is the cartoonist
getting his/her point across to the
reader?
8. Who is the target audience for this
cartoon?
9. What effect (mood) does the cartoon
have on the audience (how does it
make them feel), and why?
10. What made you select this cartoon to
write about?
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