"Optional"                  Quiz #6                     Ray Butler

[ 40 points ]



1st Annual
Cartoon Analysis
Project


This quiz is designed to give you an opportunity to analyze a "political economy" cartoon. The process of analyzing a cartoon of this nature will test your ability to recognize and draw inferences from the visual representation of information and ideas. It will also allow you to discern figurative insights from the cartoon that will require the use of your cognitive skills. My expectation is that you will see some similarities between the skills required by this project and those skills you relied on in completing the "Tracking the Global Economy" project. In sum, the activity of interpreting charts, graphs, tables, and interpreting the messages of "political economy" cartoons require skills that are requisite to economic literacy- a very important educational objective of this class.

Your task is as follows:

1) Find a "political economy" cartoon on my web site. It is important that your cartoon search be limited to my web site. There are many options and most are relevant to the macroeconomic focus of our class. You may want to make my "Cartoon Gallery" the first stop in your search for a cartoon. PRINT THE CARTOON FOR TURN IN.

2) Present your interpretation of the cartoon that you have selected. In your presentation, you will want to rely on (apply) the various concepts, vocabulary, theories, policies, and notions that have been an integral part of this semester's study of the "World of Money & Banking". You are encouraged to continue to be creative and utilize flow charts, graphs, and other instructive aids that assist you in doing your best work.

3) Your presentation should be 2 pages, typed, double spaced, 12 pt font, 1"margins.

(4) Cover Page- typed, include name, date, and class time.

(5) See class notes for due date.

(6) Make a back up copy of your presentation.

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