Skill+Builder+Templates

__Help students analyze primary sources__ using **SOAPS**. The benefit of SOAPS is that if you use the structure routinely, students will eventually develop the skill of analyzing a primary source without a graphic organizer. Here is one template that works for this strategy.

﻿__Help students analyze political cartoons__ ﻿using a template that engages student understanding of **symbolism, exaggeration, stereotypes and captions.** The following template helps build student understanding of the who, what, when where, why and how of political cartoons and encourages higher level thinking. **TIP:** You must explicitly introduce all of the terms on this worksheet in order for students to access it fully. This may take up to 90 minutes. 