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1956 Republican Comic Book



Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a comic book spread from the 1956 Republican Party for messages about target audience and appeals to women.



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Unit: 1952-1964 The Advent of Television
Kit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
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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, College

Media Type(s)

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text

Author(s)

Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry

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