Grade 9-12
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Uncle Sam

Time: 15 mins,
Updated: February 3 2021,
Author: Council for Economic Education
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Concepts

Economic Institutions
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In this economics activity, students will creatively comment on political cartoons.

Description

Use this Image Annotation Tool to enable your students to creatively comment on political cartoons, and to share their annotated creations. Encourage your students to create a caption, add thought and/or speech bubbles, and place concept labels and clip art stickers to reinforce or change the meaning of the cartoon. For more information on using the tool, please refer to our comprehensive instructions or quick start video.

Subjects:
Economics

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