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Cartoon Worksheet

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Learning standard: Comprehending and evaluating the content and artistic aspects of oral and visual presentations.

Grade Level: Middle grades and up.

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08/23/10


Mosque debate: Intolerance vs. insensitivity

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08/09/10


Losing patience with The Recovery

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07/26/10


Drawing the line on Financial Reform

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07/12/10


The Internet continues to change the game

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06/21/10


What does the government do right?

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06/07/10


Dems and dat dang debt

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05/24/10


Oil Spill Perspectives

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05/10/10


Borrowing from the Greek debt

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04/26/10


Metaphors in cartoons: Spinning off of Eyjafjallajökul

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04/12/10


You've got mail! (Unless it's Saturday)

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03/29/10


Google vs. China

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03/15/10


Sunshine Week: Shine the light on your government

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03/01/10


Is a bipartisan reconciliation filibuster healthy?

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02/15/10


The Economic Paradox

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02/01/10


Tooning into History: McCarthyism at 60

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01/18/10


Cartoons that make you think, not laugh

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01/04/10


Sarcasm, irony, satire

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12/14/09


Hoping for answers

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11/30/09


Drawing a bead on the climate-change debate

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11/16/09


Interpreting the 'Tank Man' symbol

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11/02/09


How about a bailout for ailing newspapers

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