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Page 1:  · Web view2020/07/07  · on the button stands for Industrial Workers of the World, also known as the “Wobblies,” who were thought to have ties to socialist and anarchist labor

LandmarkCases.org Schenck v. United States / Cartoon Analysis

Schenck v. United States / Cartoon

Analysis

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“Now for a Round-up!” by W. A. Rogers (published May 9, 1918 in the New York Herald)(W.A. Rogers, W. A. “Now for a round-up” United States, 1918. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010717793/.)

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Observe1. What people and objects are shown? Make a list of what you see in

the cartoon including captions. (Note: I.W.W. on the button stands for Industrial Workers of the World, also known as the “Wobblies,” who were thought to have ties to socialist and anarchist labor movements. One of the men is labeled “Sinn Fein,” a left-wing political party in Ireland)

2. What is the setting?

3. Are there any objects or people that seem to be exaggerated? If so, why do you think the artist exaggerated?

Reflect4. What is happening in this image?

5. What is significant about the time this cartoon was published?

Evaluate the Message6. In your opinion, what is the cartoonist’s message? What elements of

the cartoon give you that impression?

7. Do you agree with the point of view and message of the cartoonist? Why or why not?

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Question8. What do you still wonder about?

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