Teaching With Cartoons – A Visual History Of Donkeys, Elephants, Parties, & Politics

This post from the ASIDE blog – Innovation and Design in Education – which is curated by educators Mercer Hall and Patricia A. Russac, gives ideas for how to teach with political cartoons to explore the history of the donkey and elephant and symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties. The blog points to cartoon collections at Politico as well as other resources.