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Cartoon Worksheet Use YOUR newspaper's Toons to create Custom Lessons ►Click here to downlad a two-page Cartoon Evaluation Worksheet for use by your students in class. There are 177 lessons in this library Download lessons you might have missed Learning standard: Comprehending and evaluating the content and artistic aspects of oral and visual presentations. Grade Level: Middle grades and up. NOTE: You'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to use these files. If you don't already have it, click here to download it. ►Click here to get the chronological list of lessons with images Drawing the line on Financial Reform -- 07/26/10
The Internet continues to change the game -- 07/12/10
What does the government do right? -- 06/21/10
Dems and dat dang debt -- 06/07/10
Oil Spill Perspectives -- 05/24/10
Borrowing from the Greek debt -- 05/10/10
Metaphors in cartoons: Spinning off of Eyjafjallajökul -- 04/26/10
You've got mail! (Unless it's Saturday) -- 04/12/10
Google vs. China -- 03/29/10
Sunshine Week: Shine the light on your government -- 03/15/10
Is a bipartisan reconciliation filibuster healthy? -- 03/01/10
The Economic Paradox -- 02/15/10
Tooning into History: McCarthyism at 60 -- 02/01/10
Cartoons that make you think, not laugh -- 01/18/10
Sarcasm, irony, satire -- 01/04/10
Hoping for answers -- 12/14/09
Drawing a bead on the climate-change debate -- 11/30/09
Interpreting the 'Tank Man' symbol -- 11/16/09
How about a bailout for ailing newspapers -- 11/02/09
Tooning into History: Herblock at 100 -- 10/19/09
Drawing a bead on distracted drivers -- 10/05/09
Drawing the line on lies -- 09/21/09
Teaming up on health care? -- 09/07/09
Tooning into History: Berryman, Roosevelt and the Teddy Bear -- 08/24/09
Cash for Clunkers -- 08/10/09
Visual idiom: A Lame Duck -- 07/26/09
Stimulating Symbolism -- 07/13/09
The Octopus as symbol -- 06/22/09
Government Motors -- 06/08/09
Ending the free ride -- 05/25/09
Ok, what's the next crisis? -- 05/11/09
Celebrating John Q. Public -- 04/27/09
Recession puts our patience to the test -- 04/13/09
So, are these the end times? -- 03/30/09
What's replacing our newspapers? -- 03/16/09
Can we bank on it? -- 03/02/09
Drawing a bead on the Wall Street rats -- 02/16/09
Great Expectations -- 02/02/09
Vanishing newspapers -- 01/19/09
Stand by for regime change -- 01/05/09
Prorogue? Oh, Canada! -- 12/22/08
Geographic Inspiration -- 12/08/08
Sisyphusian bailouts: The auto industry -- 11/24/08
Tooning into the Election: Campaign Echoes -- 11/10/08
Tooning into the Election: Turnout or burnout? -- 10/27/08
Visual Allegory: Tooning into the banking crisis -- 10/13/08
Explaining the financial market meltdown Tooning into the Constitution: Celebrating the 19th Amendment -- 09/15/08
Tooning into the Campaign: The Veepstakes! -- 09/01/08
Tooning into the Economy: Ever heard of 'Stagflation?' -- 08/18/08
Tooning into the Issues: Conserve more or drill more? -- 08/04/08
Satire or Misfire? The New Yorker Cover -- 07/21/08
Tooning into everyday themes -- 07/07/08
China, Tibet and the Olympics -- 06/23/08
Tooning into the Campaign: Charisma vs. Experience -- 06/09/08
Inspiration from a classic -- 05/26/08
Comparing democracies: Election in Zimbabwe -- 05/12/08
Tooning into the Campaign: Epic battle rages on -- 04/28/08
Olympics & Politics: Let the Games begin -- 04/14/08
The Market Roller Coaster -- 03/31/08
Sunshine Week: Drawing attention to government secrecy -- 03/17/08
Tooning into the Campaign: Invasion of the Superdelegates -- 03/03/08
Pakistan, Russia, Venezuela: Free vs. phony elections -- 02/18/08
Tooning into the Campaign: How do YOU judge a candidate? -- 02/04/08
Tooning into the Campaign: Politics of Change -- 01/21/08
Drawing attention to human rights -- 01/07/08
Tooning into the campaign: All eyes on Iowa -- 12/17/07
Tooning into the campaign: Fund raising -- 12/03/07
Tooning into the issues: Campaigns and gas pains -- 11/19/07
Tooning into the issues: Political dynasties -- 11/05/07
Why are cartoonists vital to democracy? -- 10/22/07
Tooning into the issues: Entitlements -- 10/08/07
Visual irony: The Patriot Act -- 09/24/07
Tooning into the Constitution: Defending your freedoms -- 09/10/07
Reading for meaning: The Bonds Asterisk -- 08/27/07
Tooning into the candidates: Fred Thompson -- 08/13/07
Tooning into the Candidates: Michael Bloomberg -- 07/30/07
Tooning into the candidates: Barack Obama -- 07/16/07
Tooning into the Candidates: Rudy Giuliani -- 07/02/07
Tooning into the candidates: Mitt Romney -- 06/18/07
Tooning into the candidates: Hillary Clinton -- 06/04/07
Tooning into the candidates: John Edwards -- 05/21/07
Tooning into the candidates: John McCain -- 05/07/07
Animations help win the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Cartooning -- 04/23/07
Money & Politics: A history lesson -- 04/09/07
Toon-o-matic for teachers and students debuts online -- 03/26/07
Sunshine Week: Spotlighting government secrecy -- 03/12/07
Taking swipes at the auto industry -- 02/26/07
Tooning into a media frenzy -- 02/12/07
Obama: A study in early caricatures -- 01/29/07
Welcoming the new congress in cartoons -- 01/15/07
Alternative approaches -- 01/01/07
"If you're not doing anything wrong, you need not worry" -- 12/11/06
A racist tirade spotlights the N-word -- 11/27/06
Donkeys, Elephants and Elections -- 11/13/06
An educated electorate (?) takes its mid-term -- 10/30/06
For politicians, re-election is Job 1! -- 10/16/06
Defining the Separation of Powers -- 10/02/06
Conflicting Constitutional Views -- 09/18/06
Liberty vs. Security -- 09/04/06
Tooning into the Cosmos -- 08/21/06
A parody of broken promises -- 08/07/06
Drawing a familiar analogy -- 07/24/06
The Borgman Challenge -- 07/10/06
How Matt Davies carries a toon -- 07/03/06
Al Gore heats up a debate -- 06/19/06
Drawing English into the spotlight -- 06/05/06
Government snooping: Different views -- 05/22/06
The making of an editorial cartoon -- 05/08/06
May Day for Immigration debate -- 04/24/06
Xenophobia -- 04/10/06
The First Amendment? D'oh! -- 03/27/06
The right to know vs. government secrecy -- 03/13/06
Social issues: Taking on tobacco -- 02/27/06
Freedom of Speech vs. respect for religion -- 02/13/06
Hamas and the pitfalls of democratic elections -- 01/30/06
Defining economics visually -- 01/16/06
Celebrating Ben Franklinﾒs cartoon contribution -- 01/02/06
Support your LOCAL cartoonist -- 12/12/05
College as concept -- 11/28/05
Fat Cats living high off the hog -- 11/14/05
Ebony and Ivory Revisited -- 10/31/05
Unhealthy outlook -- 10/17/05
Gas Pains? Been there, Done that! -- 10/03/05
Constitutional Battleground: The Supreme Court -- 09/19/05
Catastrophe Cartoons -- 09/05/05
Strangled by Special Interests -- 08/22/05
Visual cliches -- 08/08/05
Why is Freedom of Speech a burning issue? -- 07/25/05
Loaded with symbols -- 07/11/05
Drawing on a familiar icon -- 06/27/05
With apologies Putting a face on our fears -- 05/30/05
Humor helps hammer a point home -- 05/16/05
Wartime censorship -- 05/02/05
Freedom is not universal -- 04/18/05
Toons as tributes -- 04/04/05
A call to action -- 03/21/05
Saying it without words -- 03/07/05
Even Canada toons out as NHL ices season -- 02/21/05
Dark Laughter -- 02/07/05
Explaining Social Security with a metaphor -- 01/24/05
Tackling tort reform -- 01/10/05
Cartoons and Culture -- 12/27/04
Seasonal Symbols -- 12/13/04
The competition of ideas -- 11/29/04
Keep current through a cartoonist's commentary -- 11/15/04
Tooning in the turnout -- 11/01/04
Caricaturing a campaign's final innings -- 10/18/04
Now that's debatable! -- 10/04/04
Attacking all those attack ads -- 09/20/04
Learning to interpret a convention -- 09/06/04
Drawing attention to Sudan -- 08/23/04
Tooning into The Games -- 08/09/04
Unconventional approach -- 07/26/04
Comforting the afflicted -- 07/12/04
Fine tooning a candidate's message -- 06/28/04
Timely vs. Timeless -- 06/14/04
The many faces of Uncle Sam -- 05/31/04
Drawing Inspiration -- 05/17/04
B.D. brings the war home -- 05/03/04
Face Time -- 04/19/04
Nothing is more patriotic than social criticism -- 04/05/04
Taking a Stand -- 03/22/04
Draw your own conclusions -- 03/08/04
Don't get it? You're not alone -- 02/23/04
Symbolism: Peace -- 02/09/04
Literary Allusion vs. Pop Culture -- 01/26/04
Primary Targets -- 01/12/04
Drawn to Freedom -- 12/22/03
When Women Toon In -- 12/08/03
The Political Dr. Seuss -- 11/24/03
Bushwacked! -- 11/10/03
From Toons to Icons -- 10/27/03
Party Animals -- 09/29/03
9/11 Revisited -- 09/11/03
Drawing the Line -- 09/01/03
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