Cartoon

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cartoon

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is a cartoon?A cartoon is a picture that uses drawings to show stories, jokes, or ideas. It can be a single image or a moving picture made from many still drawings.
2. Where did cartoons first appear?People have drawn funny pictures for a long time, like in ancient Roman mosaics and medieval books. The modern idea of cartoons grew in Europe during the Renaissance and Enlightenment.

Anthropomorphism: Giving human characteristics or behaviors to animals or inanimate objects.
Persistence of Vision: The optical illusion that occurs when the brain retains an image for a fraction of a second after it disappears.
Semiotics: The study of signs and symbols and their interpretation in communication.