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SEQÜÊNCIA DIDÁTICA 1 - EDITORIAL CARTOONS

ACTIVATING YOUR PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

1. Answer:

a) Have you ever read an Editorial Cartoon?_____________________________________

b) If so, did you like it? What was it about? _____________________________________

2. Match words and meanings:

a) characters ( ) piada

b) fairies ( ) assuntos ou eventos da atualidade

c) news ( ) comportamento

d) drawings ( ) fadas

e) current events or issues ( ) cenas

f) scenes ( ) desenhos

g) joke ( ) notícia(s)

h) behavior ( ) personagens

3. Now let’s see how much you know about cartoons. Tick (√√√√) the options you think best

describe the characteristics of an Editorial cartoon.

a) ( ) The objective of an editorial cartoon is to inform, entertain and persuade.

b) ( ) It is a narrative text with visual elements presenting fictional characters and story.

c) ( ) It is a joke with visual elements about the human behavior and habits.

d) ( ) It is a narrative text with visual elements about current events or issues of politic

nature.

e) ( ) The cartoonist criticizes a fact in form of humor.

f) ( ) The cartoonist uses sarcasm and irony to criticize.

g) ( ) The cartoonist uses images (drawings) of talking animals, fairies and people.

h) ( ) The cartoonist uses images (drawings) of caricatured characters.

i) ( ) Its graphic format is a sequence of several scenes.

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j) ( ) Its graphic format may be an only scene (the most common) or a sequence of 2 or 3

scenes.

k) ( ) To understand the cartoon you need to understand its context.

READING EDITORIAL CARTOONS

CARTOON N.1

( Source: http://www.casadonoca.blogspot.com/ - Published on 31/10/2009 - Access on 01/11/2008)

4. Read the Cartoon n.1 and answer:

a) What opinion is represented in this cartoon?

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

b) How does this cartoon make you feel as a Brazilian citizen Why?

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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5. Pay attention to the cartoons below and then answer the questions:

CARTOON N.2

CARTOON N.3

(Source: http://www.odiariomaringa.com.br/coluna/131/2196 - (Source: http://www.odiariomaringa.com.br/coluna/131/2226

Access on 02/11/2008 ) Access on 02/11/2008)

a) What current events or issues do cartoons n. 2 and 3 refer to?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

b) How are represented the characters in cartoons n.2 (politician) and n.3 (terrorist)?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

c) The cartoonist plays with the expression “Tlick or Tleat!”. What is its right spelling? What

does it mean? What American special celebration does this expression refer to?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

d) What critics does the cartoonist do in cartoons n.2 and n.3?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

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CARTOON N.4

(Source: http://www.odiariomaringa.com.br/coluna/131/2188 - Published online on 28/09/2008 - Access on 02/11/2008)

6. Examining the cartoon above, what is the main characteristic of Brazilian Politics in

general?

a) Corruption

b) Idealism

c) Multiple re-election

d) Discontinuing actions

e) Democratic

7. Did you find this cartoon persuasive? Why or why not?

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

REFLECTING ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EDITORIAL CARTOON

8. Give a look back at the characteristics of an editorial cartoon in exercise 3. Which

one(s) can you identify in those three cartoons you have just discussed about? Write A to

K.

Cartoon n. 1 __________________________

Cartoon n. 2 __________________________

Cartoon n. 3 __________________________

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Cartoon n. 4 __________________________

◙◙◙◙VIDEO ACTIVITY

To watch the video access: http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=88653 – Access on

02/11/2008

9. You are going to watch a piece of news presented by Deborah Lutterbeck, from

Reuters. According to the news:

a) A group of Brazilian protestors turn over a car outside the Congress building in

Brasilia, Brazil, demanding agrarian reforms.

b) A group of politically engaged Afro-Brazilians want to find an Obama of their own.

c) Blacks Demand the adoption of measures aimed at promoting racial equality.

10. The leader of the group is:

a) Marcio Alexandre Gualberto

b) Bruno Maranhão

c) Ivan Rodrigues

11. Order the sentences, according to what you hear:

a) ( ) Now Rodrigues and more than a dozen Afro-Brazilians have launched a

campaign to raise funds for the Democratic nominee, and maybe find the Brazilian

version along the way

b) ( ) The Brazilian group said their campaign to find a Brazilian Obama will continue

no matter what happens in November's elections.

c) ( ) The U.S. presidential candidate has inspired a group of politically engaged Afro-

Brazilians want to find an Obama of their own.

d) ( ) It began when the nine-year-old daughter of Ivan Rodrigues returned from the

U.S. and wanted to know why Brazil lacked a politician like Obama.

e) ( ) Rodrigues said the "Brazilian Obama" they seek would understand issues that

minorities face in Brazil.

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12. Listen to what the leader of the campaign says and fill in the blanks.

"What is this Brazil I live in? A Brazil that recognizes the _____________ in a way and the

_____________ in another, the blacks in a way, the _____________ in another, a Brazil that

judges ________________ in a way, and that judges the ________________ who work every

day in another way. So I believe the Brazilian _________________ will understand people's

needs and listen to this cry which lies inside each one of us."

PREPARING FOR THE NEXT READING…

13. Discuss

Do people believe in politicians’ promises? If not, why are politicians re-elected then?

14. Read the Editorial cartoons n. 5 to 8 and choose the best option which describes the

situation presented:

a) a dialogue of friends

b) a TV news presentation

c) a lecture

d) an interview

e) an electoral debate

CARTOON N.5


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CARTOON N.6


CARTOON N.7


CARTOON N.8


15. Write (T) for TRUE or (F) for FALSE:

a) ( ) The sentence “If I am elected I will …” indicates an electoral campaign

proposal.

b) ( ) The two men are Presidential nominees in Brazil.

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c) ( ) The second nominee does different proposals from the first one.

d) ( ) The period described in the Editorial cartoon is the Elections of 2004.

e) ( ) The humoristic idea is presented through the absurd proposals that one of the

nominees makes.

16. Write down the four nominees’ proposals:

a) _____________________________________________________________________

b) _____________________________________________________________________

c) _____________________________________________________________________

d) _____________________________________________________________________

17. All the cartoons you have just read in this unit were created by a Brazilian

cartoonist. What’s his artistic name? ___________________________________________

18. Access the site www.casadonoca.blogspot.com and find out:

a) What is his real name? ___________________________________________________

b) Where does he live? _____________________________________________________

c) How old is he? _________________________________________________________

19. Write the missing information:

Date of publication Local of publication

Cartoon N. 01 ___________ _______________________________________

Cartoon N. 02 ______________ _______________________________________

Cartoon N. 03 ______________ _______________________________________

Cartoon N. 04 ______________ _______________________________________

Cartoon N. 05 ______________ _______________________________________

Cartoon N. 06 ______________ _______________________________________

Cartoon N. 07 ______________ _______________________________________

Cartoon N. 08 ______________ _______________________________________

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LINGÜISTIC ASPECTS

Pay attention on the sentences from the cartoons:

ABBREVIATIONS Will = ’ll

Would = ’d

EXPRESSING HYPOTHETICAL ACTIONS

20. If you were the mayor of your town, what would you do…

a) … if a 15 year-old-boy killed a colleague at school?

_____________________________________________________________________

b) … if more than a hundred teenagers appeared pregnant in the town?

_____________________________________________________________________

c) … if a village had no public streetlights?

_____________________________________________________________________

d) … if there were many robbery cases in the town?

_____________________________________________________________________

e) … if schools were in bad situation?

_____________________________________________________________________

Simple Present Simple Future (will + verb)

“If I am elected, I’ll fight against violence.” POSSIBLE ACTION

“If I were elected, I’d fight against violence.”

Simple Past Conditional (would + verb)

HYPOTHETICAL ACTION

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f) … if people had to go to the neighbor town to get medical treatment?

_____________________________________________________________________

g) … if senior citizens had no entertainment activities?

_____________________________________________________________________

h) … if there were many abandoned children in the town?

_____________________________________________________________________

i) … if 30% of the population was unemployed?

_____________________________________________________________________

21. Now imagine you are the Brazilian Obama. Choose three proposals from exercise 20

and re-write them in order to express a POSSIBLE ACTION.

Proposal n.1 _________________________________________________________________

Proposal n.2 _________________________________________________________________

Proposal n.3 _________________________________________________________________

FINAL ACTIVITY: WRITING AN EDITORIAL CARTOON

(Individual or Pair work) - Can you remember the political proposals in the cartoons you

have studied? Now it is your turn. Create an Editorial Cartoon expressing your point of view

about a current issue.

Follow the next steps:

1) Choose a topic (Health, Security, Education, Environment, etc…)

2) Write your sentence according to the characteristics of the genre;

3) Ask a colleague and the teacher to revise your sentence;

4) Make a drawing to illustrate the scene (you can also use a computer program

for creating the drawing in case you have no ability).

5) Expose your cartoon to the class or school community.

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SEQÜÊNCIA DIDÁTICA 2 - EDITORIAL CARTOONS

ACTIVATING YOUR PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

1. Reflect on the following question and then make a list:

2. What kind of text, the author:

• uses verbal (written text) and non verbal language (images)

• uses images with exaggeration of physical characteristics of people or things

(caricatured features);

• criticizes a fact or event using humor;

• often uses irony or sarcasm to express his/her opinion on an issue;

Your Answer: ____________________________________________________________

PREPARING FOR READING

3. Do you know what a parade is? Read the definition below:

Famous Parades

Source: www.newhorizonsmusic.org - Acess

on 20/11/2008

The Tournament of Roses Parade - The

Tournament of Roses Parade – Celebrated in

New Years Day - Pasadena California, USA

“A parade is an organized procession of people along a street, often in costume, and often

accompanied by decorated vehicles called "floats" or sometimes large lighter-than-air

balloons with complex shapes. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually

celebrations of some kind.” Source: http://www.bambooweb.com/articles/P/a/Parade.html

- Acess on 20/11/2008

What are the main Brazilian social problems?

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Source: www.specialolympics.org - Acess on

20/11/2008

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade –

Sponsored by the Department Store Macy’s -

New York

Source: www.globalvoicesonline.org- Acess on

20/11/2008

Notting Hill Carnival – London

Now define “parade” in Portuguese: ________________________________________

READING EDITORIAL CARTOONS

CARTOON N.1

Source: LUKAS. Demos Graças. s/ed:Maringá,2000.

4. What special Brazilian celebration can be inferred from the cartoon?

a) ( ) Christmas

b) ( ) New Year

c) ( ) Easter

d) ( ) Carnival

e) ( ) Independence Day

f) ( ) Labour Day

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5. Why does the cartoonist refer to the women in topless as being a risk group? Do you

agree with the cartoonist opinion? Why/why not?

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

6. What has the government done in order to stop AIDS spread during this celebration?

__________________________________________________________________________

EXAMINING EXAGERATION

CARTOON N.2

Source: LUKAS. Demos Graças. s/ed:Maringá,2000.

7. Look at the cartoon and answer:

a) What does “condom” mean? Check you answer looking up its meaning in a

dictionary. ____________________________________________________________

b) What class of the Brazilian population is described in the cartoon?

_____________________________________________________________________

c) What relation do you think there is between the children in the picture and condom?

_____________________________________________________________________

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d) Are there any exaggeration characteristics in the cartoon? What?

_____________________________________________________________________

e) According to the cartoonist, what should the government do in order to solve the

problem he criticizes in the cartoon?

_____________________________________________________________________

EXAMINING IRONY

8. Match adjectives and their synonym:

1. Skinny ( ) rich

2. Overweight ( ) poor

3. Wealthy ( ) too thin

4. Miserable ( ) fat, obese

9. Using the adjectives Describe the two man in the cartoon below:

a) The man on the left is ______________________________

b) The man on the right is ______________________________

CARTOON N.3

Source: ( Source: http://www.casadonoca.blogspot.com/ - Published on 31/10/2009 - Access on 01/11/2008).

OBS.:“The bread which the devil flatted out” is a literal translation of a Brazilian expression with no equivalent in

English. It means “living a miserable life”.

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10. From the cartoon above we can infer:

( ) Both men suffer from diet disorder.

( ) The man on the left wants to lose weight.

( ) the man on the right gives him a recipe.

11. If you wanted to choose other title for the cartoon, what one would you choose?

_______________________________________________________________________

EXAMINING CRITICISM

12. Read Cartoon n.4 and answer:

a) By observing the image of the cartoon answer: what city is the cartoon about?

___________________________________________________________________

b) What social problem is presented in the cartoon?

____________________________________________________________________

c) What’s the cartoonist’s opinion about the police?

____________________________________________________________________

d) Do you trust in the police from your town/city?

____________________________________________________________________

EXAMINING HUMOR

CARTOON N.4

(Source: http://www.odiariomaringa.com.br/coluna/131/2139 - published on 10/08/2008 - Access on 02/11/2008

13. The suffix “less” means “without”, or “sem” in Portuguese. What is the meaning for

the title of the cartoon below? _____________________________________.

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CARTOON N.5

http://www.odiariomaringa.com.br/coluna/131/2103 - published on 06/07/2008 - Access on 02/11/2008

14. The funny point of the cartoon is related to the fact:

a) The naïve landless thinks his dog can frighten the police officers

b) The police officers want the landless to go out.

c) The police officers are afraid of dogs.

15. Answer: Why did the cartoonist draw the landless holding a hoe?

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

THE CARTOONIST AND THE CARTOONS

16. Answer:

a) Can you say where the cartoon you have studied in this unit were taken from?

_____________________________________________________________________

b) What about the cartoonist? Where is he from?

_____________________________________________________________________

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TIME FOR A SONG

17. Listen an extract from the song “Hush” by Usher and fill in the blanks with the

verbs from the box.

HUSH (Usher)

Everyday he ___________________ in his million dollar home

His life is like a video, the only reality he knows

He jumps inside of his hundred thousand dollar car

____________________ the boulevard

Driving pass people living hard

____________________ about the gas prices but still supports the war

He complains about his 6-figure salary, tax __________________________ the poor

He doesn't understand the homeless, doesn't think its genocide

That millions ______________________ from three lethal letters

He does shit to make it better

And I'm thinking of you

[Chorus]

Everyone wants ____________________ the sky

Nobody wants to reach back

For the ones who are scared to fly

Everybody ___________________ heaven

If you don't want to sacrifice

Don't say nothing, don't say nothing

Oooooo-Hush

Don't say nothing

Oooooo-Hush

Don't say nothing

TO FEED - CRUISING UP - TO TOUCH - DIE - WAKES UP - WANTS -

COMPLAINS

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18. Understanding the lyrics…

a) Who is “he” in the song?

____________________________________________________________________

b) In the sentence “Complains about the gas prices but still supports the war”, what

“war” does the author refer to?

__________________________________________________________

c) What event does the author refer to with the expression “lethal letter”?

____________________________________________________________________

d) There’s a grammar mistake in the lyrics: “Don’t say nothing”. What is the correct

form to these expression?

____________________________________________________________________

To watch the video and get the the complete lyrics, access the site:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9ANrr32v5Q – Access on 09/112008

LINGÜISTICS ASPECTS - IMPERATIVE

19. Look at the following sentences from the cartoons you have studied. Indicate

whether the sentences express a direct order or a friendly advice.

1. “Try to eat the bread which the devil flatted out!” (_______________________)

2. “Bite, Rex!” (_______________________)

20. Now fill in the blanks with the verbs from the box and indicates O for Orders an A

for Advice:

a) ______________ me the details. (_______________________)

b) Don't go. ________________ at home and rest up. (_______________________)

c) ______________to him. Tell him how you feel. (_______________________)

d) _____________ straight. (_______________________)

e) Don’t there. That’s the dog’s chair. (_______________________)

f) ____________ quiet! (_______________________)

STAY – STAND UP – SIT – SPEAK – GIVE - BE

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OTHER USAGE

21. Write:

S = signs and notices.

I = to make an invitation.

a) ( ) Come in, please.

b) ( ) Have a piece of this cake. It's delicious.

c) ( ) Don’t park here.

d) ( ) Do not trespass.

e) ( ) Take a seat.

REFLECTING...

22. Read the text “Precisa-se de Matéria Prima para construir um País” by João Ubaldo

Ribeiro available on the site http://www.etico.org.br/midia.php?IdMidia=273 – Access on

02/12/2008.

23. After reading the text, reflect on the following issue:

a) According to the author, why are all the politicians not suitable to govern this country?

_____________________________________________________________________

b) What is ethics? Do the Brazilian people have ethics?

_____________________________________________________________________

VIDEO ACTIVITY

24. Watch the video and write the attributes a perfect politician should have to govern

Brazil.

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Video: I’m voting for Popeye – available on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB6lyE1LeAU – Access on 03/08/2008

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FINAL ACTIVITY: WRITING AN EDITORIAL CARTOON

(Individual or Pair work) - Create an Editorial Cartoon expressing your opinion about

Brazilian social problems. Use your imagination to create your text and illustration.

Follow the next steps:

6) Choose a topic (Health, Security, Education, Poverty, Environment, etc…)

7) Write your text according to the characteristics of the genre;

8) Ask a colleague and the teacher to revise your sentence;

9) Make a drawing to illustrate the scene (you can also use a computer program

for creating the drawing in case you have no ability).

10) Expose your cartoon to the class or school community.

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