NGUYEN,+daniela

 Ab Daniela Nguyen ||
 * **Student name:**

1. List all the objects or people you see in the cartoon. Obama: "I LOVE THIS GAME! SEE? I CAN CONTROL THE BANKS! TREASURY! AUTO INDUSTRY! MEDICAL! MILITARY!  AND NOW THE OIL INDUSTRY!"
 * Visuals || Words (not all cartoons include words) ||
 * **Level One:**
 * Monopoly hat
 * Monopoly Deed cards
 * Monopoly tokens
 * Monopoly gameboard
 * Barack Obama || 1. Identify the cartoon caption and/or title.

2. Locate three words or phrases used by the cartoonist to identify objects or people with the cartoon. INDUSTRY! MEDICAL! MILITARY! AND NOW THE OIL INDUSTRY! 3. Record any important dates or numbers that appear in the cartoon. The cartoonist does not use any dates or numbers in this cartoon. || 2. Which of the objects on your list are symbols? 3. What do you think each symbol means? Obama is playing Rich Uncle Pennybags~ Monopoly Man has authority over due to his presidency || 4. Which words or phrases in the cartoon appear to be most significant? Why do you think so? The words "I LOVE THIS GAME!" in this cartoon is most significant in this cartoon. I believe this this phrase is most significant because it gives the cartoon its meaning. If I hadn't seen those words, I wouldn't have understood the cartoon.
 * I LOVE THIS GAME!
 * SEE?
 * I CAN CONTROL THE BANKS, TREASURY, AUTO
 * **Level Two:**
 * Barack Obama with hat
 * Monopoly tokens
 * Barack Obama with hat: Barack
 * Monopoly tokens: what Obama

5. List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed in the cartoon.
 * bliss
 * joy
 * greed
 * amusement ||

A. Describe the action taking place in the cartoon. In this cartoon, President Obama is playing Monopoly and he controls everything.
 * **Level Three:**

B. Explain how the words in the cartoon clarify the symbols. The words "I love this game!" clarifies that President Obama is just playing a simple game of monopoly.

C. Explain the message of the cartoon. The message of the cartoon is that President Obama is taking his responsibilites as a joke. He thinks his job is a fun game where he controls everything.

D. What special interest groups would agree/disagree with the cartoons message? Why? Those who are for President Obama would disagree. They would say he takes his job seriously and tries to make our country better. Those who are against him would say that this is completely true. They would say that Obama does not takes his job seriously and sees it as a game rather than a vital job. ||


 * **Reflection: From this assessment, I learned that many political cartoons are hurtful towards**
 * political leaders. I also learned that most of them are not true. I found this project educational**
 * and interesting and would love to do something similar again. I perfer doing wikis more than**
 * regular projects because it's different from the regular ones that we usually do so I find it**
 * a lot more interesting.** ||