Do Now1. What is the topic

of this cartoon?SS: This cartoon is about…2. What is the bias

of the cartoonist?SS:_____ tells me that the bias is______because…

FTES: To what extent do you agree with the author?

America is bi-polar

We always have been. Some have it harder, some have it easier

#fail

I can…interpret a political

cartoon to determine

barriers to assimilation for various groups,

in writing

What can pose barriers to assimilation?

Stereotypes as barriersIrish

Depicted as DrunksIrish also as stupid and

apelikeLowest of whitesCommonly depicted as

fighting Germans as fat, silly, drunks

Stupid but harmlessItalians, and Eastern

Europeans as violent, poor, dirty

Chinese are threatening, or stupidSubhuman job stealers

Disease ridden

For this activity:Name the stereotypeName the immigrant

group(s) it is directed against

Explain how you know that

Other factors that could be a barrier$, opportunity, racism,

religion

Stereotype:a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

WASP (white anglo-saxon protestant)

If you’re not a cool kid…

Symbolism, Labelling, Exaggeration, Analogy

Stereotypes

“The yellow terror in all his glory”

Exit TicketWhat cultural barriers did immigrants have

to overcome in order to for assimilation to happen?Discuss three different immigrant groupsUse the following vocab as a minimum

assimilation, stereotype

SS: Barriers such as… caused… to…Due to…(this happened)However, not all… Some…