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1860 Douglas "Taking the Stump" Cartoon



Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a political cartoon from the 1860 Lincoln/Douglas campaign for messages about reaching voters and campaign stumping.



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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
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Resource Details


Relevant Subject Area(s)

Visual Arts, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts

Grade Level(s)

High School

Media Type(s)

Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion

Author(s)

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

View Standards

Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading: History Social Studies (RH), Reading: Informational text (RI), Speaking and Listening (SL)