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Field Trip to Canada - in your classroom - Exhibit 12

    
Political Cartoons
   
Determine the message conveyed by a group of cartoons
 


Tasks

A) Look at the three cartoons labeled "A".  Talk about what you see and what you think the artists are trying to say.    What is their point of view?  Then, write a summary statement about what you think these cartoons show about Canadian identity.
          A-Elephant
          A-Watching t.v.
          A-Looking in Mirror

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B)  Look at the cartoons labeled "B".  Talk about what you see and what you think the artists are saying.  What is their point of view?  Then, write a summary sentence about what you think these cartoons show about Canada's resources.
          B-Birds
          B-Boys fishing
          B-Tangled fishermen

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