Choose one comic strip or political cartoon. If you visit the website of a newspaper such as TheBaltimore Sun, The New York Times, The Washington Post, etc., you should be able to searchfor comic strips or political cartoons easily.Which techniques does the creator of the comic strip use? How does the creator makehis/her point in the comic strip? What do we learn about the characters and/or ourselvesfrom this comic strip or political cartoon? If colors are available, what do they tell us aboutthis comic or cartoon? What language is used and how can that be interpreted?And importantly, which of the key terms from the topic lesson can you discuss in youranalysis? For example, how do elements of imagery, symbolism, metaphor, and/or irony helpreveal the cartoon’s message?As with all academic essays you write in this course, this essay should have a well-definedintroduction with a thesis statement, body, and conclusion.In essence, what are some of the physical elements present in the cartoon1—characters,text, colors, etc., along with figurative elements such as metaphor and symbolism, that helpto explain the cartoon’s message? It can be helpful to focus on a single element in thecartoon in its own body paragraph (include the element in the topic sentence and in thethesis) and describe how it portrays the cartoon’s message before moving to the nextcartoon feature in a new paragraph.Sample Thesis Statement: “John Smith uses (add one element from the cartoon), (add asecond element from the cartoon), and (add a third element from the cartoon) to show (addthe cartoon’s message).”

The guidelines for this assignment are as follows:Length: This assignment should be at least 500 words.

Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your writing assignment with thefollowing information:

Your first and last name

Course Title (Composition II)

Assignment name (i.e, Cartoon Analysis)

Current Date

Format:

MLA-style source documentation and Works Cited2

Your last name and page number in the upper-right corner of each page

This resource may be helpful as you are making MLA formatting decisions:https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01…

Double-spacing throughout

Standard font (TimesNewRoman, Calibri)

Title, centered after heading

1” margins on all sides

Save the file using one of the following extensions: .docx, .doc, .rtf, or .txtUnderline your thesis statement in the introductory paragraph.