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Learning Target: I can analyze political cartoons for artist point of
view.
1. Write the date and LT on the RIGHT
hand side of your Interactive Notebook.
Complete the Entry Task Below .
Entry Task:
Complete the Reading Quiz.
Agenda:
HW:
Entry Task
Revenue and
Expenditures
Debate
Political Cartoon
Analysis
Key Concepts:
Social Security
Medicare
Uncontrollable Expenditures
Entitlements
Reading Quiz- Discuss
16th Amendment
▪ Establishment of income tax.
▪ Add to your Key Concepts.
Taxes should be lowered because the government
is irresponsible with its spending and we need to
hold it accountable.
Choose your own adventure….
(1) If you agree---- Why is reducing taxes a viable way to hold
government accountable? How is the government
irresponsible in its spending? (Find specific examples.)
(2) If you disagree-----The gov is irresponsible but cutting
taxes is not a viable way to hold the gov. accountable. How is
it irresponsible? Why won’t cutting taxes help? What is a
better idea, then, to fix the deficit?
(3)
If you disagree-----The gov. is doing the best it can,
considering the circumstances. We should maintain the status
quo. Why won’t cutting taxes help? Prove that the gov. is
doing the best it can.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/interactive-budget
Discuss
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4.
Sit with your group (1,2,3)
Share your ideas, stats
Compose an opening statement
Be ready to speak as to why your group feels the
way that it does.
Success Criteria
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4.
Sit with your group (1,2,3)
Share your ideas, stats
Compose a group statement and elect a speaker.
Be ready to speak as to why your group feels the
way that it does.
1. What’s happening.
2. Artists point of
view.
3. How do you know?
Political Cartoon Analysis
With your table partner (groups of 2). Analyze a political
cartoon that expresses an opinion on one of the topics that
we have discussed in the past week.
▪ Social Security
▪ Federal Revenue (Taxes)
▪ Presidential Power
▪ Tax expenditures
▪ Uncontrollable expenditures
2.
Put the cartoon on GoFormative. Class code: UDTM662
Identify the topic that is being addressed.
1.
Explain what is happening in the cartoon.
2.
Describe the artist’s point of view/opinion on the issue.
3.
Identify at least two specific elements of the cartoon that reveal
the artist’s point of view.