Decoding Themes
PLEASE WATCH THE HELP VIDEO:
http://learn.flvs.net/educator/common/English4/HelpVideos/Seg2Honors2.mp4
Analyze one political cartoon, created in the early 1900s, about imperialism.
Step 1: Choose one of the two cartoons provided for you.
Choice A
Public Domain
“Putting His Foot Down, 1899”
Choice B
Public Domain
Imperialism in China, 1890’s
Step 2: Decode the image and record your observations in part 1 of the Political Cartoon Map notes.
Step 3: Continue your investigation by comparing Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” to the political cartoon you chose to decode. Record your responses in part 2 of the Political Cartoon Map.