Section outline

  • PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING a political cartoon/meme so that we can have an influence on the thoughts of our peers in the political environment.



    NZ Election 2020: Political meme pages shift gear as election approaches | Newshub

    Political cartoons and comics, as well as memes and TikToks, are pictures with a purpose. Writers and artists use these genres to entertain, persuade, inform, and express fiction and nonfiction ideas creatively and imaginatively.
    Like political cartoons and comics, memes and TikToks have the potential to provide engaging and memorable messages that can influence the political thinking and actions of voters regarding local, state, and national issues.

    In this activity, you will evaluate the design and impact of political memes, TikToks, editorial cartoons, and political comics and then create your own to influence others about a public issue.

    Designing a Political Meme will be your assessment which will be an in-class assessment so this is your preparation.

    Activity: Analyze Political Cartoons, Memes, and TikToks

    • Examine the following editorial cartoons, memes, and TikToks using the Teacher and Student Guide to Analyzing Cartoons, Comics, and Memes & the Teacher and Student Guide to Analyzing Social Media:
    • Editorial Cartoons
    • Editorial Cartoons for Monday, June 1, 2020 (HeraldNet)
    • In the cartoons: Executive privilege; U.N. biodiversity report; Trade wars (Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, May 9, 2019)
    • 2020 presidential election cartoons (Newsday, June 22, 2020)
    • Political Cartoon: Trump-Biden debate (The Week)
    Memes
    • Even More Memes about the Spicy Presidential Elections (Memes.com)
    • These are the Internet's favorite memes from the first presidential debate of 2020 (NBC News, Sept. 30, 2020)
    • 'Worse than Real Housewives fight': Trump-Biden Presidential debate triggers meme fest online (TimesNow News, Sept. 30, 2020)
    TikToks
    • The Political Pundits of TikTok
    Using what you learned during your analysis of editorial cartoons, memes, and TikToks, create your own meme or TikTok about a political issue the New Zealand Election.Consider the following:
    • What is the message(s) of your meme or TikTok?
    • How will you effectively communicate your message?
    • How will your meme or TikTok inspire a change in thinking and/or behavior about the political issue you chose?
    • How do you imagine your creation will fare in comparison to more typical, written opinion pieces or editorial cartoons? Which do you think is more effective?
    Additional Resources
    • Analyzing Political Cartoons
    • The Hidden Biases of Internet Memes
    • Political cartoonists are out of touch – it’s time to make way for memes (The Conversation)
    • Political Cartoonists Impact Presidential Races (US News, 2008)
    Think about 
    What is the cartoon saying? 
    • What persuasive techniques did the cartoonist use? 
    • What, if any, action is being advocated? 
    • What evidence do you see in the cartoon to support your response regarding the
    action the cartoon is advocating? 
    • How well did the cartoonist portray the main point of the cartoon? 
    • Which cartoon did you find more persuasive? Why?