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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 248 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 Is NSA watching every step you take? -- 06/10/13
Effort to stop leaks targets reporters -- 05/27/13
Disasters put focus on regulations -- 05/13/13
Terror reporting or terrible reporting? -- 04/29/13
North Korea's Kim plays a crazy game -- 04/15/13
March runs from hot 2012 to cold 2013 -- 04/01/13
BIG debate over health and freedom -- 03/18/13
Stalemates sink our opinions of leaders -- 03/04/13
North Korea blasts a defiant message -- 02/18/13
Poking fun at Valentine's Day hype -- 02/04/13
Kids are drawn into gun control debate -- 01/21/13
Taking liberties with someone else's art -- 01/07/13
Republicans reconsider the 'pledge' -- 12/10/12
Why do we obsess about Twinkies? -- 11/26/12
What is this cliff we're heading for? -- 11/12/12
Make a connection to make a point -- 10/29/12
Is Big Bird's budget bite too big? -- 10/15/12
Are candidate gaffes important? -- 10/01/12
Arab Spring brings bitter blooms -- 09/17/12
What's the point of conventions? -- 09/03/12
Back to school in a connected age -- 08/20/12
Romney has a tough time overseas -- 08/06/12
U.S. drought is worst in half century -- 07/23/12
Romneycare versus Obamacare -- 07/09/12
President OKs the 'kill list' for drones -- 06/18/12
Tipping point: Minority births top 50% -- 06/04/12
Romney 'takes credit' for auto recovery -- 05/21/12
Bin Laden raid anniversary spurs barbs -- 05/07/12
Missiles cast nuclear shadow over Asia -- 04/23/12
Titanic: Master of disaster for 100 years -- 04/09/12
Law targeted after shooting death -- 03/26/12
Causes and effects of gas prices -- 03/12/12
Do long campaigns tire out voters? -- 02/27/12
How long will the Facebook jackpot last? -- 02/13/12
When it gets close, politics gets rough -- 01/30/12
Super PACs are political superpowers -- 01/16/12
World talks with a Hollywood accent -- 01/02/12
The GOP frontrunner draws the fire -- 12/12/11
Super committee is a super failure -- 11/28/11
Changing the definition of poverty -- 11/14/11
Troops leaving Iraq after 9 years -- 10/31/11
Economy makes Halloween scary -- 10/17/11
Trading shots over 'class warfare' -- 10/03/11
Using a common literary reference -- 09/19/11
Standing up for a colleague -- 09/05/11
Addicted to spending -- 08/08/11
Cut, Cap, Cliché! -- 07/25/11
Mixed metaphor: A Sisyphean golfer -- 07/11/11
Corporate profits vs. jobs -- 06/20/11
Grinding to a halt, again -- 06/06/11
Dinosaur Metaphors -- 05/23/11
Graduating to a different problem -- 05/09/11
2011 Pulitzer Prize: Mike Keefe -- 04/25/11
Unemployment that just won't quit -- 04/11/11
Safety vs. energy -- 03/28/11
Sunshine Week: A bright idea -- 03/14/11
Gas pains . . . Again -- 02/28/11
Defining a revolution with symbols -- 02/14/11
Obama's baggage -- 01/31/11
Taking aim at the Tucson shootings -- 01/17/11
What's next for us in 2011? -- 01/03/11
Leaks & Gossip -- 12/13/10
Doves, Flags & Bombs -- 11/29/10
Doing the Hopey-Changey! -- 11/15/10
After the midterm election, then what? -- 11/01/10
Laying blame for the economy -- 10/18/10
The angry election -- 10/04/10
Exploring the issues dogging the Democrats -- 09/20/10
Tooning into Constitution Day 2010 -- 09/06/10
Mosque debate: Intolerance vs. insensitivity -- 08/23/10
Losing patience with The Recovery -- 08/09/10
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’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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