Current Event Cartoons for the Classroom

Cartoons for the classroom is a great resource that puts together an editorial cartoon on a current event about every 2 weeks and gears it toward students.  I think this is a great way to open up the discussion about current events in a way that makes students really analyze it.  Even if you are not a Social Studies teacher, these cartoons open up the discussion of how to display an opinion without explicitly stating it, which is something that is very beneficial for students to understand.  It can also hit those visual learners in a way that a written article will not.  It also allows you to download a blank cartoon that the students need to create the text for - which gives them the opportunity to be creative with the content of the picture.  You can click on the image below for an example.