1. “The News Reaches Bogota”
Picture Analysis
Quartering
Have students use two intersecting sheets of notebook paper to block off ¾ of an image.
On a separate sheet of notebook paper, folded into quarters, have students list as many details as they can find in the corresponding quarter.
Repeat for the remaining quarters.
Use the lists of details to make generalizations, connections, etc.
“The News Reaches Bogota”
W.A. Rogers
New York Herald, 1903

2. “The News Reaches Bogota”
Picture Analysis
“The News Reaches Bogota”
W.A. Rogers
New York Herald, 1903
Man with large boots stomping in water.
Large Boats behind the feet trying to get through the “crack”
Title: How does the news reach them?

3. “The News Reaches Bogota”
Picture Analysis
Man with large boots stomping in water.
Large Boats behind the feet trying to get through the “crack”
Teddy Roosevelt (very big)
Holding a shovel
Face look serious
“The News Reaches Bogota”
W.A. Rogers
New York Herald, 1903

4. “The News Reaches Bogota”
Picture Analysis
“The News Reaches Bogota”
W.A. Rogers
New York Herald, 1903
Teddy Roosevelt (very big in picture)
Holding a shovel
Face looks serious
Shovel dumping dirt
Military man holding a flag reading “new treaty”
Man with large boots stomping in water.
Large Boats behind the feet trying to get through the “crack”
Title: How does the news reach them?

5. “The News Reaches Bogota”
Picture Analysis
“The News Reaches Bogota”
W.A. Rogers
New York Herald, 1903
Man with large boots stomping in water.
Large Boats behind the feet trying to get through the “crack”
Title: How does the news reach them?
Teddy Roosevelt (very big)
Holding a shovel
Face look serious
Shovel dumping dirt
Military man holding a flag reading “new treaty”
Town of Bogota, Columbia being dumped on by dirt
Mountainous area
Large steam ships in the water

6. “The News Reaches Bogota”
Picture Analysis
Man with large boots stomping in water.
Large Boats behind the feet trying to get through the “crack”
Title: How does the news reach them?
Teddy Roosevelt (very big)
Holding a shovel
Face look serious
Shovel dumping dirt
Military man holding a flag reading “new treaty”
Town of Bogota, Columbia being dumped on by dirt
Mountainous area
Large steam ships in the water
“The News Reaches Bogota”
W.A. Rogers
New York Herald, 1903
What generalizations can you make about this image?
How does the title of the cartoon contribute to the cartoonist’s P.O.V.?
What foreign policy goals and tools are reflected in the cartoon?