Is there a phrase used, speech bubbles or title for the cartoon? What does it suggest?
Labels
Are any individuals, ideas or objects labelled? Who or what is identified?
Visual Distortion and Relative Size
Are figures drawn much larger or smaller than others to make a point or statement?
Shading
Has white space or dark shading been used to create an effect?
Composition
How have the figures or objects been arranged or located?
Signs and Symbols
Are objects used to represent something else? Are signs such as facial expressions, gestures, body position
and symbols used? What adjectives would you use to describe the emotions portrayed in the cartoon?
Stereotype or Caricature
Have distorted, oversimplified or exaggerated stereotypes been used? Or has a unique feature of a person
been highlighted in a caricature?
Issue
Describe the action taking place in the cartoon. What issue is this economic cartoon about?
Background
What information would someone need to know in order to understand or “get” this cartoon? What questions or
wonderings do you have about the cartoon?