TEACHING WITH CARTOONISTS
Introduce your students to perspectives from all around the globe, challenge them to use their analytical skills
and offer them a change to be creative.
The Cartoon Movement offers teachers an opportunity to cooperate with more than 160 editorial cartoonists from at
least 65 different countries. Our easy-to-use, English language, online platform connects you and your students to them.
Based on the topic you need to discuss in class, students can propose ideas for cartoons, debate their perspectives
with peers and analyze the issue at hand. The cartoonists will pick up the ideas and turn them into professional
cartoons, entire comics or even interactive comics.
THE POWER OF CARTOONS
A political cartoon is worth a thousands words. The core of an issue is bundled in one image that also evokes a smile.
Students remember both the image and the problem: learning goal achieved!
CARTOONS CAN
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Teach students about global issues,
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Serve as an excellent starting point for a debate or an essay,
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Help them practice their analytical skills,
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Introduce students to other cultures, views and customs,
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Transcend barriers of language and location by employing universal symbols,
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Help them develop a global perspective and increase their intercultural understanding.
Evolution of the Seas
Escaping the Burqa
Peacemaker’s Dinner
Osmani Simanca, Brazil
Dario Castillejos, Mexico
Oleg Dergachov, Canada
“My students used this method in dealing with the Millennium Development Goals. It triggered them to approach
different perspectives with an open mind. This was a hugely appealing method for students to think about European
policy-making concerning MDG’s. This approach made the students realize that they can actually play a role in creating
change. The cartoons can help them do that constructively. This is an inspiring and highly effective way of learning.”
Joke Stiphout, senior teamleader bi-lingual education
HOW DOES IT WORK?
1. Do you need your students to start discussions, explain an issue or write essays? Use our extensive collection of
cartoons and comics. They are free for all to use, just go to our website.
2. Do you want to discuss the power of the media and the power of images with your students? Get our workshop!
The power of cartoons and the thinking of cartoonists are explained in your classroom by one of our experts. It is
the best way to prepare your students for the next step of this method: starting the interaction with our network of
cartoonists.
3. Do you need to challenge your students to start think about a topic? Let us create a ‘digital newsroom’
dedicated to that particular subject. The newsroom is the place where students, teachers and cartoonists can bring
together their thoughts and perspectives on topics. This is where you see how different cultures and backgrounds
infuence the way issues are perceived. It is an easy-to-use and powerful learning tool that inspires students to
analyze and gain a thorough understanding of the subject at hand. As they go along they also get to practice their
language and debating skills in discussions with people from all over the globe.
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
The cartoons that emerge from your students interaction with our cartoonists can be bundled in a book, printed on Tshirt or on boards of different sizes.
Besides cartoons the Cartoon Movement can create comics or even interactive comics that can serve as an innovative
tool for explaining complex learning material.
Free Elections
The power of Social Media
Hope?
Bernard Bouton, France
Amr Okasha, Egypt
Dan Carino, United States
WHAT STUDENTS SAY ABOUT LEARNING WITH THE CARTOON MOVEMENT
“When I am done with my schoolwork, I look forward to drawing sketches. When I come home, I immediately go to the
computer to see if someone turned my sketch into a cartoon!” – Chaima (16)
“When your idea is turned into a cartoon, you get the feeling that you have done something good for the world. It
teaches you a lot and it’s very creative!” – Laura (16)
“It opened my eyes to the things that are most talked about in the news!” – Christina (15)
CARTOON MOVEMENT
CONTACT: Tjeerd Royaards | E: [email protected] | T: +31 (0)6 46038061