FUTURE STUDY
CREATING A CARTOON

AS YOU KNOW, CARTOONS HAVE BEEN USED FOR CENTURIES TO MAKE COMMENTARY ON THE FUTURE. YOU HAVE SEEN CARTOONS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO YOU AND ME. YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS TO CHOOSE A TOPIC RELATED TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY OR THE FUTURE, AND CREATE A HUMOROUS CARTOON. YOUR CARTOON SHOULD SHOW A CLEAR OPINION/POINT OF VIEW ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY OR THE FUTURE. IT SHOULD BE CREATIVE BUT ALSO BASED ON REALITY. CONSIDER WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN YOUR CLASSES THIS QUARTER ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY OR FANTASY.

CRITICAL ELEMENTS (THOSE WHICH ENSURE SUCCESS):

• POSITION: YOUR CARTOON OR STORY MUST MAKE A CEAR POINT CONCERNING THE TOPIC...IT MUST IN SOME WAY SHOW YOUR POINT OF VIEW ABOUT THE TOPIC.
• CONTENT: YOUR CARTOON OR STORY MUST INCLUDE SPECIFIC AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY OR THE FUTURE....SO THAT THE READER/VIEWER KNOWS CLEARLY WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO GET AT.
• SYMBOLISM: YOUR CARTOON OR STORY MUST INCLUDE SOME ASPECT THAT IS SYMBOLICALLY REPRESENTED (I.E. HAWK REPRESENTS A WARRIOR, A DOVE REPRESENTS SEEKERS OF PEACE); THIS HELPS USE IMAGES TO REPRESENT IDEAS.
  

NON-CRITICAL ELEMENTS(THOSE WHICH ENHANCE YOUR CARTOON, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED):

• ARTISTIC/WRITING STYLE: YOUR CARTOON OR STORY WILL BE JUDGED FOR HOW WELL IT IS DRAWN OR WRITTEN
• HUMOR: SOME ASPECT OF IRONY OR SATIRE (USING EXAGGERATION, FOR EXAMPLE, AS IN THE EXAGGERATED NOSE, SMILE, ETC OF A CHARACTER) IS USED TO HELP MAKE YOUR POINT...AND MAKE IT ENTERTAINING!!
• DUE DATES/PREPARATION SHEET: THE FOLLOWING IS THE TIME LINE FOR THIS MINI-PROJECT:
  WED., 1/7: PREPARATION SHEET WITH INITIAL IDEA
  FRI., 1/9: ROUGH DRAFT OF CARTOON (IN PENCIL)
  WED., 1/15: FINAL DRAFT DUE
  

PREPARATION SHEET

NAME_________________ PER.___

1. WHAT OPINION WILL YOU BE EXPRESSING IN THE CARTOON/SHORT STORY? BE SURE TO EXPLAIN IT COMPLETELY.
2. WHAT DETAILS ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY OR THE FUTURE WILL YOU USE? LIST 4-6 SPECIFIC PEOPLE, PRODUCTS, EVENTS, ETC.
3. WHAT SYMBOL WILL YOU USE, AND WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT?
4. WHAT WILL YOU EXAGGERATE TO HELP MAKE YOUR POINT AND CREATE HUMOR?
   

IN THE SPACE BELOW SKETCH OR DESCRIBE A ROUGH IDEA OF HOW YOUR CARTOON WILL LOOK.

TEACHERS APPROVAL OF IDEA_____

Name______________ Period______

_____POSITION: YOUR CARTOON OR STORY MAKES A CLEAR POINT CONCERNING THE TOPIC...

_____CONTENT: YOUR CARTOON INCLUDES SPECIFIC AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY OR THE FUTURE....SO THAT THE READER/VIEWER KNOWS CLEARLY WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO GET AT.

_____SYMBOLISM: YOUR CARTOON INCLUDES SOME IDEA THAT IS SYMBOLICALLY REPRESENTED

_____ARTISTIC EFFORT: YOUR CARTOON SHOWS GOOD EFFORT TO MAKE THE DRAWINGS CLEAR AND VISUALLY ATTRACTIVE

_____EXAGGERATION/HUMOR: YOUR CARTOON SHOWS SOME ELEMENTS OF HYPERBOLE, IRONY, OR OTHER TECHNIQUES TO MAKE THE READER LAUGH.

_____TOTAL (25 PTS.)