1. Dec 5th LT: I can understand the difference between pro/anti imperialism
Opener:
What common US characters/people have you seen in political cartoons?
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2. American imperialism at the turn of the century was influenced by cultural attitudes of superiority
White Man’s Burden- Rudyard Kipling
Fill in the answers after we read the poem three times.
Today we are going to look at Political Cartoons
Magazines like Judge and Puck supported expansion (pro-imperialist). Magazines like Life and The World did not (anti-imperialist).
Model from Mrs. Oleson- practice on YELLOW paper
YOUR TURN-
Go around the room and fill in for 2 different sets of cartoons from the different magazines
NOW- you will create your OWN political cartoon
ON the back of your cartoon
1.) why did you draw what you drew
2.) how does the cartoon support either ANTI/PRO imperialism

5. Closure
Why did the US feel they were so superior during this time ( ) and do think we feel this way today? EXPLAIN your answer.
Self Evaluation
Pirate ship rating on LT
My new learning today about imperialism was______________