Links to all the resources in this article can be found at www.nhd.org/themebook.htm.
Browsing these collections might be a way to gather ideas for a topic, or to begin refining a topic. Once students are ready to
begin in-depth research, they can revisit the collections for supportive primary source items.
Try It
Now try exploring this cartoon from 1914. Jot down a few responses—observations, reflections, and questions—and see if you can
generate at least one question for future investigation. If you get stuck, try some of the prompts in the boxes below.
Observe
• escribe what you see.
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Reflect
• hat do you notice first?
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• hat’s happening in the cartoon?
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Question
• hat, if any, words do you see?
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• hat issue do you think this cartoon is about?
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• hat methods does the cartoonist use to persuade the audience?
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What?
Where?
• hat people and objects are shown?
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• hat do you see that might be a symbol?
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• hat other details can you see?
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• hat do you think the cartoonist’s opinion on this issue is?
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“The weaker sex?” (Photo of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2011660506/resource/)
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