Humorous Non-print Text

Unit 5 Lesson 5.7

Purpose

• To examine the humorous nature of comic strips and political cartoons

• To compare and contrast comic strips and political cartoons

• To design an original comic strip or political cartoon

Comic Strips

Recent Political Cartoons

• Who are the characters? • What is the setting? • What is funny about the characters?• What is the action? Why is it humorous?

Text Features• Describe the use

of text features in comics and political cartoons.

• Areas to address:• Dialogue• Frames• Narration

Compare & Contrast

Comic

Political

Cartoon

For Your Portfolio…Create a comic strip or political

cartoon. Use the following guidelines to assist your planning:

•Think about the characters, plot, and theme. What humorous characters or actions will you create?

Characters:Plot:Theme:

•Visualize your comic strip or cartoon. Choose your images and words carefully.

Images:Words:

Make your comic or cartoon visually appealing.