Civil War Performance Based Assessment Select one of the Political Cartoons
Determine the sourceſ primary or secondary document
Observe the pictures and find 3 pieces of evidence that you can use to
interpret and analyze the meaning of the cartoon
a. Examples can include:
1. Time Period/Era
il. Subject
iii. Historical perspective
The events and people shown in the cartoon
Your opinion of the cartoon's message-Do you agree or
disagree with the author's point of view?
2. Using all the evidence and information presented, write a paragraph or two
explaining the cartoon you selected,
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It me to understand the world and my place in it. for example, (and i know i’m using the terminology ‘historical perspective’ loosely here; some of my examples may be better termed an ‘evolutionary perspective’) knowing that all humans can trace their ancestry back to a common ancestor who lived in southern ethiopia ~200,000 years ago makes me feel connected to everyone on the planet. knowing that some of our ancestors left africa about 70,000 years ago and interbred with more archaic hominin species in europe and elsewhere, me to see the stupidity of white supremacist ‘purity of the race’ themes. seeing how religion was used to enslave people, and how callously lives were thrown away by those in power in the world wars of the past century makes me feel extremely fortunate to be living in the modern era. and, perhaps most importantly is that this knowledge makes me for the sacrifices our ancestors made to get us to this point, and determined to do my part to make the world a better place for the next generation.

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