Everybody’s Doing It!

Everybody’s Doing It

Overview

Students consider point of view and creator purpose as they analyze an historical political cartoon, then create a political cartoon that relates to federal, state or local government today that keeps the title, “Everybody’s Doing It!”

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Grade

High School

Subjects

Civics, Social Studies

Length

40-60 minutes

Topics

anti-trust law, business interests, graft, guided primary source analysis, point of view, political cartoons, politics, purpose, trusts

Author

Primary Source Nexus

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