Writing Assignment:
Comic Strip or Political Cartoon Analysis You are required to submit the FINAL copy of this assignment, but you may first submit an optional DRAFT. This will allow you to receive qualitative feedback that can inform your revision.
You should always avoid focusing solely on the grader’s DRAFT feedback; use the feedback as a supplement to the course lessons and your own revision ideas.
Always expect the revise beyond what the DRAFT grader specifically notes.
You have two options for this assignment:
Option 1: Analysis of an Individual Comic Strip or Political Cartoon Choose one comic strip or political cartoon.
If you vis the website of a newspaper such as The Baltimore Sur The New York Times, The Washington Post, etc., you should be able to search for comic strips or political cartoons easily.
Which techniques does the creator of the comic strip use? How does the creator make his/her point in the comic strip?
What do we learn about the characters and/or ourselves from this comic strip or political cartoon?
If colors are available, what do they tell us about this comic or cartoon?
What language is used and how can that be interpreted? And importantly, which of the key terms from the topic lesson can you discuss in your analysis?
For example, how of elements of imagery, symbolism, metaphor, and/or irony help reveal the cartoon’s message?
As with all academic essays you write in this course, this essay should have a well-defined introduction with a thesis statement, body, and conclusion.
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