Image Source: Radiofreethinker.files.wordpress.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2016.
The editorial cartoon above illustrates a number of different aspects of studying history. If a person were to use this cartoon as piece of historical evidence about the relationship between the early pilgrim settlers of Plymouth Rock and the local, indigenous people, a number of issues would arise. This is not a reliable source because it was made in 2006 and the event occurred in 1612. It is also not intended to be a historical document. It is intended to make a humorous comment about the event years later. It is biased towards the Native americans and against the early Pilgrims. A background knowledge of early north American settlement, Pilgrims, and native American culture would be useful to help the viewer understand the image. Based on this cartoon, I can infer that the artist, Jeff Parker, wants the reader to reflect on the conditions in which the Pilgrims arrived and compare that with the modern perception of immigrants. Finally, there are many sources that conflict with this image including modern immigrants to America that do learn English or knew it already and the immigrants attempt to integrate/assimilate into the fabric of America.
Hello. I think this assignment is an interesting assignment, because it enables you to think about history in a different perspective.
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ReplyDeleteI've actually seen Plymouth Rock in real life and been on the replica ship that the pilgrims sailed on.
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ReplyDeleteI like how you backed up your doubts about with this picture, with evidence!
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ReplyDeleteI agree that the artist was trying to get the reader to reflect on the conditions in which the Pilgrims arrived to and tried to get you to understand what truly happened by using humour in this comic.
ReplyDeleteThe editorial cartoon I found was created by Dr. Seuss which I thought was really interesting. I had no idea that he drew political cartoons! (can I have a treat now?)
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is not a reliable source because the drawing was made 400 years after the event actually took place.
ReplyDeleteThe cartoon that you chose was very insteresting and had lots of hidden meaning. :)
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you explained all the different kinds of criteria to meet the expectations.
ReplyDeleteThanks for ideas and strategies on how to write this blog post such as backing up your statements with evidence.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is a really biased comic
ReplyDeleteI really like the way the picture is formatted like a cartoon
ReplyDeleteI really liked this because first of all it is very well write. It has a lot of detail without going on and on about things that aren't important. I also liked it because it helped me to write mine.
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ReplyDeleteThe author is definitely biased towards the Natives, but I think that many textbooks kind of neglect the Native's perspective and are seriously biased towards the European's perspectives , so this, using humor, is kind of a nice change-up.
It makes me really angry when people make the pilgrims out to be heroes in textbooks. 6th grade social studies was a rough year.
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ReplyDeleteI like how you constantly used evidence to back up every claim you had about this cartoon to persuade us that it wasn't a source you should use when researching this event.
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ReplyDeleteThe Cartoon you chose had lots of hidden meaning. Good Choice. :)
ReplyDeleteI like how you included the date it was published versus the date it actually happened. It helps support your claim and it helps the readers understand why this isn't a reliable source.
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you used all the vocabulary and explained how they related to your cartoon. It really helped me understand the vocabulary more and write my blog post!
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