Social Studies - Political Cartoon Analysis Rubric
Issue/Background Argument
(Skills: Understand (Skills = Understand
Perspectives) Perspectives )
An Insightful understanding is
Demonstrates an in-
communicated on the point
sightful understanding
5 of the issue or problem
posed and makes a
of view and argument of the
cartoonist
Demonstrates an in-sightful
variety of connections
understanding of other points
to prior knowledge
of view on the issue or event
Demonstrates an in- Fully understands the point of
depth understanding of view and argument of the
4 the issue or problem
posed and makes
cartoonist
Demonstrates an in-depth
connections to prior understanding of other points
knowledge of view on the issue or event
Has reasonable
Demonstrates a
understanding of the point of
reasonable
view and argument of the
3 understanding of the
problem or issue posed
cartoonist
Demonstrates a reasonable
and makes
understanding on various
connections to prior
points of view on the issue or
knowledge
event.
Has some understanding of
Demonstrates some
the point of view and
understanding of the
argument of the cartoonist
2 problem or issue posed
with limited
Demonstrates some
understanding that there may
connections to prior
be another point of view on
knowledge
the issue or event
Demonstrates little to no
understanding of the point of
Demonstrates little to view and argument of the
1 no understanding of
the issue or problem
cartoonist
Demonstrates little
posed. understanding of any other
points of view on the issue or
event
0 Blank or incoherent
response
Blank or incoherent response
Symbols, Exaggerations Humor and Irony
Distortions & Stereotypes (Skills= Communicate
(Skills= Communicate and Persuade) and Persuade)
Shows an insightful understanding all symbols
Shows an in-depth
or designs that stand for some other thing,
understanding the irony
person, or idea
Shows an in-depth understanding of
exaggerated features and distortions and is
or humor expressed or
insinuated in the cartoon
and is able to distinguish
able to point out stereotypes and simplistic
the differences between
views of groups used to help the cartoonist
the two
make a point
Fully understands all symbols or designs that Fully understands the
stand for some other thing, person, or idea irony or humor
Fully understands exaggerated features and
distortions and is able to point out stereotypes
expressed in the cartoon
and is able to distinguish
and simplistic views of groups used to help the the differences between
cartoonist make a point the two
Understands most of the symbols or designs
that stand for some other thing, person, or idea
Has reasonable understanding of exaggerated
features
Has some understanding
of the irony and humor in
and distortions and is able to point out stereotypes
the cartoon
and simplistic views of groups used to help the
cartoonist
make a point
Understands a few of the symbols or designs
that stand for some other thing, person, or idea
Has limited
Has some understanding of exaggerated
features and distortions and is able to point out
understanding of the
irony or humor in the
some stereotypes and simplistic views of
cartoon
groups used to help the cartoonist make a
point
Demonstrates little to no understanding of the
symbols or designs that stand for some other
Demonstrates little to no
thing, person, or idea
Demonstrates little to no understanding of
understanding of the
irony or humor in the
exaggerated features and distortions or
cartoon
stereotypes and simplistic views of groups
used to help the cartoonist make a point
Blank or incoherent response
Blank or incoherent
response