Political Cartoons and Students

Political cartoons are a vivid primary source offering intriguing and entertaining insights into cultural events and attitudes toward key events.  These cartoons can also provide great insight into the past.  

Here are some great websites for political cartoons for students:

• Student News Daily Links to an external site.
• The Cagle Post Links to an external site.
• Political Cartoon Index Links to an external site.
• Political Cartoons Links to an external site.

A great way to assess student understanding is to have students use the following Google Doc Template Links to an external site. for analyzing a political cartoon.