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Additional resources Association of American Editorial Cartoonists http://editorialcartoonists.com/ More by Clay Bennett http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoon/browse.cfm/BenneC Between the lines A federal judge recently struck down a portion of the Patriot Act that permitted the FBI to demand private infor- mation about people within the United States without court approval, and also allowed the government to gag those who receive National Security Letters from discussing them with anyone. The judge found this gag power unconstitutional. Cartoons for the Classroom is available through Newspaper in Education programs. Copyright Online Publications Inc. and NIEonline.com Cartoons for the Classroom Presented by NIEonline.com and the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) Get out your newspaper Gather a collection of political cartoons from your newspa- per. Using the Cartoon Evaluation Worksheet (available online at the NIE Website) analyze each cartoon and explain the issues addressed. Talking points 1. In Clay Bennett’s cartoon, the Patriot Act has been issued a large number of violations. Define “irony” and explain how the definition applies in the depiction of a police car getting ticketed. 2. Explain the symbols the artist uses to get his point across in this toon. The police car stands for what? The tickets represent what? 3. Is this cartoon for or against the Patriot Act? If the Patriot Act is supposed to defend us, how can it be violating some law? Visual irony: The Patriot Act Cartoons Courtesy Clay Bennett / The Christian Science Monitor
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Additional resourcesAssociation of American Editorial Cartoonists http://editorialcartoonists.com/
More by Clay Bennett http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoon/browse.cfm/BenneC
Between the linesA federal judge recently struck down a portion of thePatriot Act that permitted the FBI to demand private infor-mation about people within the United States without courtapproval, and also allowed the government to gag those whoreceive National Security Letters from discussing them withanyone. The judge found this gag power unconstitutional.
Cartoons for the Classroom is available through Newspaper in Education programs. Copyright Online Publications Inc. and NIEonline.com
Cartoons for the ClassroomPresented by NIEonline.com and the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC)
Get out your newspaperGather a collection of political cartoons from your newspa-per. Using the Cartoon Evaluation Worksheet (availableonline at the NIE Website) analyze each cartoon andexplain the issues addressed.
Talking points1. In Clay Bennett’s cartoon, the Patriot Act hasbeen issued a large number of violations. Define“irony” and explain how the definition applies inthe depiction of a police car getting ticketed. 2. Explain the symbols the artist uses to get hispoint across in this toon. The police car standsfor what? The tickets represent what?3. Is this cartoon for or against the Patriot Act?If the Patriot Act is supposed to defend us, howcan it be violating some law?
Visual irony:
The Patriot Act
Cartoons Courtesy Clay Bennett / The Christian Science Monitor
