Group+2+political+cartoons

Political Cartoon Choose one of the following topics from the Progressive Era:
 * child labor
 * personal income tax
 * work place hazards/conditions

 Research the topic and write a one page description about the issues and reforms surrounding your topic during the Progressive Era. Also, you will create a political cartoon about your topic.

 You are responsible for the following:
 * one page, word processed, double spaced, about your topic, with parenthetical citations
 * original political cartoon, in color
 * Works Cited

Remember the examples of political cartoons we discussed in class. Be sure to use:
 * symbols
 * caricature
 * irony

Rubric (to be designed by students)
Create a rubric with a <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">3 point scale <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> to be used to evaluate your project. Below are the areas to concentrate on and some ideas to get you started. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Group 2:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//**Political Cartoon**// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> To be evaluated in the following areas:
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">daily work
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">use of time
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">cartoon background info
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">proper conventions (punctuation, capitalization, etc)
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">parenthetical citations
 * 6) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">political cartoon
 * 7) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">message
 * 8) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">design, including symbols, caricature, irony
 * 9) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">research
 * 10) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">sources
 * 11) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Works Cited