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Drafting WomenFriday's Editorial Cartoon — Posted on February 12, 2016

Question(s)

1. To what recent news story does this cartoon refer?

2. The man in the cartoon is confused by the headline’s use of the word draft. What type of word is “draft” as used in the cartoon?

a) a homograph

b) a homophone

c) a homonym

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Cartoon by Mike Lester

First WordFriday's Editorial Cartoon — Posted on February 5, 2016

Question(s)

1. Which comic device do you think cartoonist Mike Luckovich uses to illustrate

his main idea? Explain your answer.

a) personification

b) pun

c) onomatopoeia

d) irony

e) understatement

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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich

Question(s)

1.Editorial cartoonists often use symbols to represent a person, group or

idea. What does the elephant symbolize in this cartoon?

2. What is cartoonist Steve Kelley implying in this cartoon?

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Cartoon by Steve Kelley

Hillary’s Private ServerFriday's Editorial Cartoon — Posted on January 22, 2016

Question(s)

A pun is a “play on words.” It is a type of humor using a word or phrase that

has two meanings. Explain the two puns the cartoonist uses. (What is the

cartoonist implying?)

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Cartoon by Lisa Benson

State of the UnionFriday's Editorial Cartoon — Posted on January 15, 2016

Question(s)

A cartoonist often uses humor to point out the absurd or ridiculous. Which

comic device does the cartoonist use to illustrate the amount of media coverage

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is given?

a) caricature

b) satire

c) understatement

d) hyperbole

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Caroon by Gary Varvel