Political+Cartoon+Assignment

=**__FRIDAY, JANUARY 27th & TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd__**=

=Political Cartoon Activity:=



Directions: Using “[|Daryl Cagle’s Professional Cartoonists Index],” collect one liberal and one conservative political cartoon. Follow the directions below to copy each cartoon onto a slide in Zoho Show (you might find it helpful to print them). On the slide, explain your cartoon and its bias. You can see a sample of the assignment here: [|SAMPLE ONE]& [|SAMPLE TWO]. Link your Zoho slideshow onto your assignment posting page by the end of class Friday, Feb 5th.

[|CONSERVATIVE vs. LIBERAL] beliefs can be found on this link. Use this link to serve as a reference to distinguish between the two perspectives.

1. Go to [|Zoho Show] and register for the program 2. Write down your username and password (in your US Gov. notebook would be a good place, we'll probably use it in the future) 3. Log into Zoho Show. 4. The program will automatically open a new blank show for you. Create a title and subtitle, include your first name, last initial and hour on your title slide. 5. Save your slideshow. (Click “Save,” name the file, and click save. 6. In another tab or window, open Cagle’s Cartoonist Index. 7. Find a cartoon that has a conservative bias/slant (you can look around by topic from the splash page or you can search for donkey or elephant if you wish). 8. Save the cartoon on your desktop. (If on a PC, right click, select “Save image/picture” name it, and save it to your desktop. – If on a MAC, press the Control key & Click on the cartoon, select “Save Image as,” give it a name, and save it to your desktop.) 9. Repeat steps 7 & 8 for a cartoon with a liberal bias/slant. 10. Add a slide (suggested layout: Title with 2 text boxes). 11. Click the icon that looks like a mountain with a sun (between the bold “T” and the “Edit Background” button on your Zoho screen – see below, picture a). 12. Click “Browse” and use the menu that pops up to find one of the cartoons you just saved to your desktop. 13. Once you find it, click “Open” and once the file name shows in the Zoho box to the left of the “Browse” button, click the “Insert” button. Your cartoon should show up on your slide. 14. You can click on the cartoon and resize it, move it around on your slide, etc. 15. Give your slide a title and write your explanation of the slide and its bias (you can change the font size if necessary). 16. Save your show. 17. Repeat steps 11-17 for the second cartoon you saved to your desktop. 18. When your slides are finished, click "PUBLISH” (near the top LEFT of the Zoho page). 19. A box will appear-- make sure the top TWO boxes are checked and click on MAKE PUBLIC AND CONTINUE. 20. KEEP THIS WINDOW OPEN and open another window or tab to our class wiki, litecky111.wikispaces.com, log in. 21. Go to the assignment posting page the corresponds with your class period & click on your name. 22. Click “Edit This Page” 23. Above any of the already added names and “Custom” boxes, type your first name and last initial, then click the button that looks like a TV. 24. Paste the URL (it is very long! from the open window on the ZoHo page) into the box that shows up on your screen. 25. Click “Save” and that menu should disappear, leaving you with the original edit screen. 26. You should now see your name as you typed it and a box that says “Custom” next to it. Click the Save button. 27. You will see your Zoho Show on our wiki – Congratulations! You are published!