Opper Project : using editorial cartoons to teach history
Lesson plans based around the use of editorial cartoons to teach U.S. history
More About This Collection
Contributor to Resource
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, Ohio State University History Teaching Institute
Date of Original
2017/
Subject
Civil rights movements--United States--Cartoons and caricatures
United States--Politics and government --Caricatures and cartoons
United States--History--Study and teaching (Secondary)
United States--Politics and government--Study and teaching (Secondary)
Editorial cartoons
Newspapers in education
Location
United States, 39.76, -98.5
Medium
instructional materials
lesson plans
editorial cartoons
worksheets
teaching guides
Type
InteractiveResource
Description
Web site containing lesson plans for using editorial cartoons to teach about U.S. history. Topics covered include: American imperialism; business v. labor and the role of government; immigration; the League of Nations; Progressive reforms; the Civil Rights Movement; the election of 1896 - gold or silver?; the election of 1912; the Red Scare; the Treaty of Versailles; Wilson's 14 Points; and women's suffrage. The plans, written to meet Ohio Content Standards for High School students, include lesson objectives and instructional steps. A one-page worksheet is available to download.
Original Collection
Opper Project
Contributing Institution
Cartoon Research Library (Ohio State University)
Ohio State University. Cartoon Research Library
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