What do you notice first? The destruction being caused in the cartoon.

What is the title or caption? "It's Okay-We're Hunting Communists"

Are there labels, descriptions, thoughts, or dialogue? The trunk of the car says "Committee on Un-American Activities"

List the people, objects, and places in the cartoon. Two people in a car driving through a heavily populated city street.

List the actions or activities. The two people in the car are recklessly driving towards pedestrians.

Which words or phrases are the most significant? "It's Okay"

List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed. Confusion, anger, carelessness

Which of the visuals are symbols? The Car

What do they stand for? The crusade of the government trying to find Russian spies

Who drew this cartoon?  Herbert Block

When is it from? October 31, 1947

What was happening at the time in history it was created? The Red Scare

What is the message? List evidence from the cartoon or your knowledge about the cartoonist that led you to your conclusion. The way that the government searched for spies was problematic and it disrupted the lives of Americans that had nothing to do with it.

What did you find out from this cartoon that you might not learn anywhere else? 

What other documents or historical evidence are you going to use to help you understand this event or topic? 

What do you notice first? The arm of the Statue of Liberty

What is the title or caption? 

Are there labels, descriptions, thoughts, or dialogue? 

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List the actions or activities. 

Which words or phrases are the most significant? 

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Which of the visuals are symbols? 

What do they stand for? 

Who drew this cartoon? 

When is it from? 

What was happening at the time in history it was created? 

What is the message? List evidence from the cartoon or your knowledge about the cartoonist that led you to your conclusion. 

What did you find out from this cartoon that you might not learn anywhere else? 

What other documents or historical evidence are you going to use to help you understand this event or topic? 

What do you notice first? 

What is the title or caption? 

Are there labels, descriptions, thoughts, or dialogue? 

List the people, objects, and places in the cartoon. 

List the actions or activities. 

Which words or phrases are the most significant? 

List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed. 

Which of the visuals are symbols? 

What do they stand for? 

Who drew this cartoon? 

When is it from? 

What was happening at the time in history it was created? 

What is the message? List evidence from the cartoon or your knowledge about the cartoonist that led you to your conclusion. 

What did you find out from this cartoon that you might not learn anywhere else? 

What other documents or historical evidence are you going to use to help you understand this event or topic? 

What do you notice first? 

What is the title or caption? 

Are there labels, descriptions, thoughts, or dialogue? 

List the people, objects, and places in the cartoon. 

List the actions or activities. 

Which words or phrases are the most significant? 

List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed. 

Which of the visuals are symbols? 

What do they stand for? 

Who drew this cartoon? 

When is it from? 

What was happening at the time in history it was created? 

What is the message? List evidence from the cartoon or your knowledge about the cartoonist that led you to your conclusion. 

What did you find out from this cartoon that you might not learn anywhere else? 

What other documents or historical evidence are you going to use to help you understand this event or topic? 

What do you notice first? 

What is the title or caption? 

Are there labels, descriptions, thoughts, or dialogue? 

List the people, objects, and places in the cartoon. 

List the actions or activities. 

Which words or phrases are the most significant? 

List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed. 

Which of the visuals are symbols? 

What do they stand for? 

Who drew this cartoon? 

When is it from? 

What was happening at the time in history it was created? 

What is the message? List evidence from the cartoon or your knowledge about the cartoonist that led you to your conclusion. 

What did you find out from this cartoon that you might not learn anywhere else? 

What other documents or historical evidence are you going to use to help you understand this event or topic?