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.
1860 Douglas "Taking the Stump" Cartoon
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Unit: 1860-1872 Slavery, Civil War and ReconstructionKit: 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 ArtsGrade Level(s)
High SchoolMedia Type(s)
Editorial Cartoon, Editorial OpinionAuthor(s)
Sox Sperry & Chris SperryView Standards
Resource Standard Common Core ELA StrandReading: History Social Studies (RH), Reading: Informational text (RI), Speaking and Listening (SL)