Bronze

Standard RL.1

Theme Focus

​Each slide must have an image of a cartoon character that the slide is discussing

THEME Focus Required
For each character, discuss how the character's actions ​represent the big THEMES from the cartoon. 
Example, how do Peter Griffin's actions represent the struggles of fatherhood? How do Stephen Universe's actions represent the search for self-knowledge? How do Rick's actions represent an attempt to reject meaning and purpose?

Must be at least 10 slides long (not counting your title and works cited page)

At least one image per slide

Must have at least four sentences of information per slide

Must have a complete works cited page (only your facts, not your pictures... unless you really want to, you overachiever, you)

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Silver

Standard RL.2

Vocab focus 

Each slide must have a term or vocab word from your cartoon that is specific to the cartoon (i.e. crystal gems, Quahog, shimigami, portal gun, etc.) 

Must be at least 10 slides long (not counting your title and works cited page)

At least one image per slide

Must have at least four sentences of information per slide

Must have a complete works cited page (only your facts, not your pictures... unless you really want to, you overachiever, you)

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Gold

Standard RL.3

Cartoon comparison!

Compare two cartoons/anime that cover similar themes and discuss how they cover those themes similarly and differently

Must be at least 20 slides long (not counting your title and works cited page)

At least one image per slide

Must discuss TWO different cartoons/anime that cover similar or the same themes (examples: Pokemon and Digimon focus on "coming of age," Ghost in The Shell and Battle Angel Alita focus on "transhumanism")

Must have a complete works cited page (only your facts, not your pictures... unless you really want to, you overachiever, you)

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Master

Standard RL.2

Philosophy in Cartoons and Anime

Choose a philosophical idea and explore how one cartoon or anime discusses that idea through the stories it tells.

Determine the authors' viewpoint on your chosen idea by examining their work.

Must be at least 30 slides long (not counting your title and works cited page) OR 4-5 pages if writing

At least one image per 2-3 slides

Must have a complete works cited page (only your facts, not your pictures... unless you really want to, you overachiever, you)

You do not need to present this to the class. But you may want to consider teaching English


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