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ERIC Number: EJ536722
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Politics and Media: Teaching with Cartoons.
Rothwell, Jennifer Truran
Social Education, v60 n6 p326-28 Oct 1996
Observes the ever-changing relationship between media technology and political coverage and illustrates this through the use of political cartoons. Briefly reviews political reporting from the days of the early republic and hand-printed newspapers to the current era of the Internet. Includes historic cartoons and suggested activities. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cartoons, Citizenship Education, Civics, Instructional Materials, Journalism, Law Related Education, Learning Activities, Mass Media Role, Middle Schools, Political Campaigns, Political Candidates, Political Issues, Politics, Science and Society, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Technology
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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