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Cold War: Common Assignment 2 (Political Cartoon Analysis) For Teachers
This is the Political Cartoon Analysis section (for teachers) of History Unit: Cold War, a unit that helps students investigate the causes of domestic conflict in the early Cold War. Students will read and analyze primary sources, timelines, maps, historical testimonies, and even political cartoons to build complex evidentiary claims. For easy use and customization, files are available in PDF and Word.
Education writer Greg Toppo and Vicki Phillips hosted a Twitter chat on what makes a digital game good (or bad), what teachers have learned from bringing digital games into their classrooms and what game designers can learn from teachers’ experiences.
Being able to read well opens whole new worlds to students. Literacy is crucial to mastery of any subject and to success in college and career. But it is also a door to the imagination, to stories, and to knowledge about the world—a way to experience a full and rich life.
May 10, 2015
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