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Do Now. What is the topic of this cartoon? SS: This cartoon is about… What is the bias of the cartoonist? SS:_____ tells me that the bias is______because … FTES: To what extent do you agree with the author?. America is bi-polar.

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  1. Do Now • What is the topic of this cartoon? SS: This cartoon is about… • What is the bias of the cartoonist? SS:_____ tells me that the bias is______because… FTES: To what extent do you agree with the author?

  2. America is bi-polar

  3. We always have been. Some have it harder, some have it easier

  4. #fail

  5. I can… • interpret a political cartoon • to determine barriers to assimilation for various groups, • in writing • What can pose barriers to assimilation?

  6. Stereotypes as barriers • Irish • Depicted as Drunks • Irish also as stupid and apelike • Lowest of whites • Commonly depicted as fighting • Germans as fat, silly, drunks • Stupid but harmless • Italians, and Eastern Europeans as violent, poor, dirty • Chinese are threatening, or stupid • Subhuman job stealers • Disease ridden • For this activity: • Name the stereotype • Name the immigrant group(s) it is directed against • Explain how you know that • Other factors that could be a barrier • $, opportunity, racism, religion Stereotype: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

  7. WASP (white anglo-saxon protestant) • If you’re not a cool kid…

  8. Symbolism, Labelling, Exaggeration, Analogy

  9. Stereotypes

  10. “The yellow terror in all his glory”

  11. Exit Ticket • What cultural barriers did immigrants have to overcome in order to for assimilation to happen? • Discuss three different immigrant groups • Use the following vocab as a minimum • assimilation, stereotype SS: Barriers such as… caused… to… Due to…(this happened) However, not all… Some…

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