Liza Donnelly Cartoon Analysis

Cartoon analysis – Liza Donnelly
Area of Exploration Guiding Questions - Readers, writers and

texts
1. How does the structure or style of a text affect meaning?

2. How do texts offer insights and challenges?
Analysis and
evaluation –
Criterion B
Cartoon analysis and
evaluation allows you to
provide a commentary
and/or critique of society,
in addition to the visuals,
make them a perfect text
type to explore
representation.
Paper 1 – Sample guiding
questions for Paper 1?
• 1. How does the representation of women affect the perspective of
the reader?
• 2. How does the reader's perspective affect the reading of the
author's representation of women?
**Higher Level Essay: This body of work is wonderful for a higher level
essay. Working with the concept of representation, and narrowing it
down to something much more specific about the representation of
women!
Deconstructing cartoons
• Cartoons - especially political cartoons - often consist
of one frame and usually comment on a debatable
issue. Cartoonists construct meaning through artistic
style, choice of words, placement of images and use
of humor among other techniques.
Extension and TOK connection: How and to what

extent can humor be used to convey a truth?
SoapsTONE Analysis – This can help
to support your analysis or Paper 1
• Speaker – Who wrote/ created the text?
• Occasion – What is happening in the source?
• Audience – Who was this aimed at?
• Purpose – Does the text seek to persuade, inform,
entertain, etc?
• Subject – What is the source about? What is its key
message?
• TONE – What was the author'd attitiude towards the text?
People: What kinds of people are in the image? What are they doing,
literally?
Objects: What physical items are included in the image? What do these
stand for or symbolize?
Debatable issue: What is the contentious or controversial issue that the

cartoon comments on?
Artist's technique: To what degree is the artist's style abstract, iconic or

realistic? Is there use of caricatures, exaggerated features, symbols?
Humor technique: Ironic, parody, satire, understatement, pun, black

humor, juxtaposition, analogy, allusion?
Artist's purpose: What is the artist's biased perspective on the issue?

What is his/her call to action?
Agree / disagree: What side of the debate are you or other people on?
Extension and TOK
connection: How and to
TED Talk analysis what extent can humor be
used to convey a truth?
As you watch the video, look for answers to the following questions:
• What is the traditional image of women that Liza Donnelly wants to
challenge? How does she show us this tradition? How does she challenge
this traditional image in her cartoons?
• Pause the video on one cartoon that you especially find funny and explain
why it makes you laugh. Refer to the elements of the table above in your
analysis of the cartoons.
• Not all of Liza Donnelly's cartoons are humorous. Many are
autobiographical. How might these cartoons inspire the audience at
TEDwomen?
• https://www.ted.com/talks/liza_donnelly_drawing_on_humor_for_change
Cartoon analysis – Liza Donnelly
Focus question: How can I identify techniques of a cartoon?
How can I analyse an unseen source in relation to key
terminology?
What is Donnelly depicting about gender in these
two cartoons? How? Why does this matter?
What features of a cartoon are evident here?

FEATURES OF A CARTOON
• Panel (refers to the framed image) • Exaggeration
• Splash (a kind of panel that spans the • Imagery
width of the page) • Analogy
• Voice over (refers to the hard line where • Symbolism
the narrator can speak to the reader) • Labelling
• Speech bubble / Speech balloon / • Main focus
Thought balloon • Stereotypes
• Emanata (refers to the teardrops, sweat • Use of words
drops, question marks, or motion lines) • Target audience
• Gutter (refers to the space between • Bias
panels) • Tone
• Minor details • Perspective
• Shape of text (bubbles) • Context
• Irony
Use the format of the grid below to analyse the
presentation of female expectations and
stereotypes in three illustrations by Lisa Donnelly?
Analysing cartoons – Female stereotypes in Liza Donnelly's
What choices do you see? What do you notice? Analysis
(Symbolism, exaggeration, distortion, stereotypes, (What might it mean? How does it contribute to the
irony, analogy, captions, labeling) purpose of the artist? Is it effective?)
EXAMPLE RESPONSE EXAMPLE RESPONSE

--The woman presented in the illustration displays -The distorted feminine features are intended to
exaggerated and distorted features. highlight the stereotypes women are often faced with
-The baby is dressed in pink which is instantly -The baby being wrapped in a pink blanket alludes to
associate with a female connotation. the fact that we grow up being taught gender
-Stereotypical features of females are presented via expectations and stereotypes even though we might
the heels, dress and jewelry. not realise.
Challenge:
Considering your notes above, what is the message of the cartoon? What is the purpose of the cartoon?
What features of this source effectively deliver the message and purpose?
Choose one of the illustrations to focus your guiding
question on. Extension and TOK
connection: How and to
what extent can humor be
• 1. How does the representation of women affect used to convey a truth?
the perspective of the reader?
• 2. How does the reader's perspective affect the reading of
the author's representation of women?
Choose one of the que stions above and complete the following steps:
1. Unpack the question.
2. Plan your response.
3. Write an introduction to the question chosen.

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Cartoon analysis – Liza Donnelly

Area of Exploration Guiding Questions - Readers, writers and

1. How does the structure or style of a text affect meaning?

Extension and TOK connection: How and to what

Debatable issue: What is the contentious or controversial issue that the

Artist's technique: To what degree is the artist's style abstract, iconic or

Humor technique: Ironic, parody, satire, understatement, pun, black

Artist's purpose: What is the artist's biased perspective on the issue?

What features of a cartoon are evident here?

EXAMPLE RESPONSE EXAMPLE RESPONSE

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