Students will recognize symbolism, exaggeration, irony, analogy, and captioning used by artists who created political cartoons during Andrew Johnson's Presidency. Students will analyze these cartoons to determine the artists' opinions regarding Andrew Johnson's plan for Reconstruction and the Nation's increasing frustration with the 17th President.
Recommended level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
1. Reading Political Cartoons: Tools of the Artist
2. Andrew Johnson and the Era of Reconstruction
3. Decoding Artistic Techniques in Political Cartoons