Teachers
Activity 1
Duration:
45 MinutesStandards:
Standard 1A The student understands domestic policies from Nixon to Carter Assess the efforts of the Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations to combat recession and inflation. [Compare and contrast differing policies]
Standard 1C The student understands major foreign policy initiatives. Examine the U.S. role in political struggles in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. [Analyze cause-and-effect relationships] Evaluate the reformulation of foreign policy in the post-Cold War era. [Analyze cause-and-effect relationships]
Standard 2E The student understands how a democratic polity debates social issues and mediates between individual or group rights and the common good. Evaluate the continuing struggle for e pluribus unum amid debates over national vs. group identity, group rights vs. individual rights, multiculturalism, and bilingual education. [Consider multiple perspectives]
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Materials:
Lesson Plan:
Show the cartoon “MoscowOlympics” to the class. Ask the following questions:
- What is the event or issue about that inspired the cartoon?
- Are there any real people in the cartoon? Who is portrayed in the cartoon?
- Are there symbols in the cartoon? What are they and what do they represent?
- What are some of the symbols and icons you believe are common in political cartoon?
- What is the event or issue about that inspired the cartoon?
- Are there any real people in the cartoon? Who is portrayed in the cartoon?
- Are there symbols in the cartoon? What are they and what do they represent?
- What are some of the symbols and icons you believe are common in political cartoon?