Discussion

• What positive attitudes or views towards immigrants were depicted in these cartoons?

• What negative attitudes/views?• What was difficult about analyzing cartoons?• Based on the cartoons, what kind of a reception do you

think immigrants could expect when they arrived?• How do you think an immigrant might react if they picked

up a newspaper and saw one of these cartoons?• In what ways were attitudes towards immigration

different or similar to attitudes now?

Homework

• Create a political cartoon showing either your attitude or the attitude you think most Americans hold towards immigrants today.

• Include a caption• Use color• In your spiral

– Below your cartoon, write a short explanation of your cartoon

– Be respectful

• Do not copy your cartoon from Do not copy your cartoon from anyany source. source.