HW# 4-2 Create a Political Cartoon

How to Make a Political Cartoon - Answer one or both of these questions with your cartoon.

1. Do countries have the right to expand?(imperialism)
2. Are industrialized societies superior? (industrialization and militarism)


Steps

1. Understand and read your topic carefully. After you have understood or read what your cartoon will be on, you have to understand the topic. You cannot create a cartoon without you understanding what you are making it about.






2. Brainstorm on what ideas you have in your mind. Think of possible ideas in your head that you could create, even if it is stupid to you, think of some.






3. Roughly draw a sketch of the idea that you like the most. Do a rough drawing/sketch on what you think is the best that you thought of.






4. Start drawing your idea. Draw your cartoon, have patience and make sure that it is readable.






5. Make sure your idea shows symbolism. If you make your cartoon on just 2 people talking and show no symbolism, that is not a political cartoon. Show symbolism about the topic.






6. Analyze other political cartoons. In order to create a type of standard for your cartoon to follow, look at other cartoons and see how they use symbolism.






7. Do not make the political cartoon too easy to analyze. Make the cartoon understandable, but yet hard to make the reader think about the topic and get their mind working.






8. When you are done look at it and see if it makes you think to understand it. Look at it when your done and see if it makes sense and yet still difficult to analyze.






9. If needed, create a title. (Make sure it is creative and symbolic. If you are going to create a title, always make it creative, not plain and boring like for example "The trail of tears".
   






10. Have fun and enjoy it. Don't stress, enjoy making it.
    
    
    
    Tips

1. If you are worried about an idea, don't stress over it, you will think of an idea.
   






2. Always make your cartoon symbolic.
   






3. Make your title creative.
   






4. Make sure if you gave your cartoon to a teacher or friend, it is symbolic enough to make them think about the idea.
   






5. Have fun.