Lesson Plans Topic Political Cartoons in New Hampshire History Focus Question   Boundaries   Technology and Science   Natural Environment and People   Nongovernmental Groups   Cultures, Races and Ethnic Groups   Material Wants and Needs X Politics   Self-Expression Era   Beginnings to 1623 Different Worlds Meet   1623-1763 Colonization and Settlement   1763-1820s Revolution and the New Nation   1801-1861 Expansion and Reform   1850-1877 Civil War and Reconstruction   1870-1900 Development of the Industrial United States X 1890-1930 Emergence of Modern America   1929-1945 Great Depression and World War II   1945-early 1970s Postwar United States   1968-present Contemporary United States Social Studies Standards History 16 Grade Level   Elementary X High School   Middle/High School   Middle   Elementary/Middle   All What Students Learn Students will learn the contributions of particular individuals to New Hampshire, political issues of a specific time period, and how cartoons can be used to make political statements. Procedures In teams of two, students should take about 15 minutes to analyze cartoons given to them and to answer questions accompanying the cartoons. Follow this up with full-group discussion that focuses on differences in what the teams saw in each cartoon. As an additional activity, students will analyze local, national, and international editorial cartoons from current newspapers or magazines and from "Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index" (http://cagle.slate.msn.com/). Finally, students will complete worksheets that address factual, analytical, and judgmental questions about each cartoon. Materials Included in the Lesson Cartoons of John McLane, R.S. Milliken, and William H, Moses from The Man of the Hour: In Cartoon along with questions; worksheet for dealing with current political cartoons. (Teachers may also wish to find personages from the era who are more closely associated with their area of the state.) Bibliography Most entries listed below, as well as other teacher resources, are available through the New Hampshire Historical Society's Tuck Library and its museum store. Links to outside web sites are provided for the convenience of New Hampshire educators and students. The New Hampshire Historical Society is not responsible for content once you leave our site. Cagle, Daryl. "Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index" [accessed 15 July 2000]. Available on the World Wide Web: (http://cagle.slate.msn.com/). The Man of the Hour: In Cartoon. Manchester: Manchester Union, 1907. Assessment Tools and Techniques Group discussion and completion of worksheet. Credit This is an adaptation of a lesson created by Timothy Tenasco, a participant in the New Hampshire Historical Society's 1999 Summer Institute for Teachers. Introduction | Topics | Lessons | Curriculum | Teacher Exchange For more information, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society (mfoynes@nhhistory.org) - Who Are We? - What's New? - Museum - Library - Publications - Membership - Museum Store - School Programs - Programs & Events - Questions & Feedback - Home - Copyright © 2007 New Hampshire Historical Society. Last Modified December 11, 2001.