Cartoon PD in a Package Overview
Exam markers have identified cartoon interpretation as an area of weakness in the teaching of History in Australian schools. Cartoon PD in a Package is a resource from the John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library, developed with the support of a grant from the Public Education Endowment Trust. The package is designed to develop confidence and proficiency in teachers and students using cartoon resources.
The value of this resource lies in its self-contained nature which allows it to deliver quality professional development without a presenter and at a time that suits the individual teacher. Teachers will find this package invaluable.
Authors: Liz McGinnis, Meredith Wright, Jan Bishop and Rosslyn Marshall.
The package is freely downloadable as a series of .pdf files.
We welcome feedback from teachers about the package.
e.g. Were the instructions clear and easy to follow? Was there sufficient historical content provided? How successful was the package as a method of providing professional development?
Cartoon PD in a Package
Section 1: Instructions to the TeacherDownload cover, acknowledgements, contents and Section 1 (Pages 1-10) (159 Kbyte .pdf file)
Connections to Curriculum Framework and History Syllabus Page 4 |
Download Section 2 (Pages 11-71) (2.2 Mbyte .pdf file)
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'Look, Bert; and no Yanks about!' Page 11 Teaching point: Australian male perspective on the attractions of American servicemen in Australia during WW2. |
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Her letter to her soldier Page 20 Teaching point: Use of caption and text to clarify and provide the cartoonist’s bias to the pictorial message. |
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'I’ll have you!’ Page 31 Teaching point: Conscription and Hughes: use of caricature to create a negative impression of a person. Download 'I'll have you...' Pages 31-40 (332 Kbyte .pdf file) |
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Leg-roped Page 41 Teaching point: How a cartoonist presents a message and opinion using symbols, words and a caption. |
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Fall of Singapore Page 52 Teaching point: Fall of Singapore and its impact on Australia. Download 'Fall of Singapore' Pages 52-60 (258 Kbyte .pdf file) |
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Diggers arrive in Vietnam Page 61 Teaching point: The nature of Australia’s participation in the Vietnam War. Download 'Diggers arrive...' Pages 61-70 (377 Kbyte .pdf file) |
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Download Section 3 (Pages 72-88) (628 Kbyte .pdf file)
How to Chunk a Cartoon Page 72 |
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Pegged Page 74 |
Download Section 4 (Pages 89-106) (285 Kbyte .pdf file)
It’s the only language they understand Page 89 |
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Supported by a grant from the Public Education Endowment Trust. |
Additional cartoon interpretations can be found in other online activities associated with JCPML resources.
