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Draw Your Own Conclusions!

Cartoons for the Classroom Caption Contest
for January 5, 2015 to January 18, 2015

Study the drawing below and come up with your own caption.

On January 18, 2015 we'll award a copy of the Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year: 2014 Edition to the student who submits the best caption for this cartoon.

Download a printer-friendly version of this blank cartoon here.

Download this lesson to see the caption the artist used.


42 captions were submitted for this cartoon

Falling oil prices hit Russia's economy. Obama and the United States do nothing to intervene.

--Silvana Bautista
McKinley High School
Honolulu, HI
January 18, 2015


By the time your Oil prices change,... i'll be in debt.

--Kapono
Mckinley High School
Honolulu, HI
January 15, 2015


LOOKS LIKE AMERICA IS STILL THE ALPHA DOG/I BELIEVE GAS IS GOING DOWN BECAUSE THE COMPANY THAT GET'S MORE SUPPLY SO WEN THEY SEND IT TO THE GAS STATIONS THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY AS MUCH FOR FUEL LIKE THEY USE TO DO BECAUSE THEY CAN CARRY THAN LESS

--JALEN
SPIRIT CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
HEPHZIBAH, GA
January 15, 2015


shake that gas tank down!!!!

--Clifford
Spirit Creek Middle School
Augusta, GA
January 15, 2015


good prices

--Tony
scms
augusta, GA
January 15, 2015


Yes, as an American, uh, I do believe that that probably did hurt… but as Americans it is part of our duty to help ease the pain..

--Dakota
Hanover-Horton
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


hopefully is lasts...

--Jake hhs
hanover horton high school
jackson , MI
January 15, 2015


uhh on second thought I think i'll skip this Russian activity.

--Caleb HHHS
Hanover-Horton
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


Keep your heads down Russia!

--Savannah HHHS
Hanover-Horton High School
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


Wait.. where's my shirt?

--Madison D HHHS
Hanover-Horton High School
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


Hmmm...should I do something to help?

--Kendell
Hanover-Horton High School
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


You sure you don't need a helmet?

--Tyler HHHS
Hanover Horton Highschool
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


Well that hurt!

--Morgan DuBois
Hanover-Horton
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


That's going to hurt for a couple of days!!

--Scott
Hanover Horton
Horton , Mi
January 15, 2015


Ouch...

--Bryce HHHS
Hanover Horton High School
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


FOR MOTHER RUSSIA!

--Morgan Dean
Hanover Horton
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


How can I do this more often?

--Kendra
Hanvoer Horton
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


Sorry, Russia!

--Tayah HHHS
Hanover-Horton
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


You should be wearing a shirt in the presence of the President of the United States.

--Tyler Duffrin
Hanover-Horton High School
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


Ouch!! That's going to leave a mark!!

--Daniel HHHS
Hanover Horton High School
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


Hmm... Well at least it didn't hit me!

--Kelsie HHHS
Hanover Horton High School
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


Oil prices helping the U.S but hurting Russia.

--Chelsea HHHS
Hanover-Horton High School
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


Oww!

--Sam HHHS
Hanover- Horton
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


Oh man! We missed! Get another barrel.

--Kayla HHHS
Hanover-Horton High School
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


Watch out Putin!

--Zach Backes
Hanover-Horton High School
Hanover, MI
January 15, 2015


well, not my problem

--Ethan HHHS
Hanover Horton High School
Horton, MI
January 15, 2015


At least its not us!

--Hunter HHHS
Hanover Horton high school
Horton, Mi
January 15, 2015


Wow these oil prices are a big hit.

--Paige HHHS
Hanover Horton
Horton, Mi
January 15, 2015


Hope you have a helmet...

--Raniya Simmons
Hodge Elementary
Savannah, ga
January 13, 2015


Obama's First Win

--Ben Boor
St. Joseph Catholic
Killeen, TX
January 13, 2015


"Looks like our sanctions finally worked."

--Joy Pickens
St. Joseph Catholic
Killeen, Tx
January 13, 2015


low oil and gas prices the russians don't like it.

--jack
Thrinity lutheran school
delray beach, Fl
January 11, 2015


A low priced oil barrel a day, keeps the Russians at bay.

--Chaz Breland
Stone High School
Wiggins, ms
January 8, 2015


Russia is getting beat down by oil prices and Obama is doing nothing about it!!!!!!

--Takira Williams
Stone High School
Wiggins, MS
January 8, 2015


Will the U.S. fall because of the oil deficit? The world may never know...

--Summer Leady
Stone High School
Wiggins, MS
January 8, 2015


A good barrel a day keeps the money from dummies away.

--Selena
stone high school
wiggins, ms
January 8, 2015


Obama lookingsad so he decide to poor oil on himself

--timberly huff
stone high school
wiggins, ms
January 8, 2015


Oil, gas, and diesel prices aren't go'in up! Which is a good thing. It lets you burn more diesel every day without payin the high prices for it.

--Trace
Stone High School
Wiggins, ms
January 8, 2015


Time is limited while prices of oil is dropping.

--Jazonisha Fairley
Stone High School
Wiggins, MS
January 8, 2015


Fuel prices becoming a blessing.

--Tyrion Brown
Stone High School
Wiggins, MS
January 8, 2015


oil prices wishy washy!!!

--Natassja
Stone High School
Wiggins, Ms
January 8, 2015


The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

--Janeisha Price
Sprit creek
Hepizibah, Ga
January 6, 2015


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