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Caricature character tour

Students create a caricature of a literary character using magazine cutouts to practice reading for details and characterization.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)

By Janice Ianniello.

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Cartoon America

This exhibition of the cartoon collection of J. Arthur Wood Jr. spans three centuries and includes illustrations, caricatures, political cartoons, comic strips, single panel cartoons, and animations. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

Napoleonic Period Collection

This website, hosted by the University of Washington, offers users a collection of political cartoons of the Napoleonic period. These original satirical drawings from the period include both the French and English perspectives of the events during that time. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of Washington Libraries

What portraits reveal

Students recognize that portraits, whether paintings or photographs, can tell us more about people of the past than just what they looked like. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)

Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Scartoons - Racial Satire and the Civil War

Introduces the topic of caricature and satirical cartoons in newspapers and propaganda pamphlets during the Civil War in the US. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of Virginia

National Portrait Gallery, London

Explore the museum's collection online. Browse and search for over 10,000 works of art in the database. Use the E-Learning opportunities to teach art and history through works of arts. And explore digital exhibits and projects. The content is offered in multiple... (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: National Portrait Gallery