Due Today. Analyzing the Cartoons (Identifying people, symbols, & text) 1. In the cartoon, who is the large man in the middle? How do you know?

2. Who is the tall man on the left? How do you know?

3. Who are the people around him? What are they doing?

Critical Thinking
4. Recognizing Bias: Stereotypes are exaggerations that make the false assumption that all members of a group have the same characteristics. These characteristics can be physical or part of behavior. How does this cartoonist use stereotypes?

5. Identifying Central Issues: What is the artist trying to express to the reader?

Reflection: Putting it in Context
1. Using what you have learned from this unit and what you have identified from the cartoon above, write a 1 paragraph (5-7 sentences each) analysis of the political climate and attitudes towards US immigration in the early 1900s.