Who is Rip Van Winkle?

Author – Washington Irving

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g13M1hNmbY

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Rip Van Winkle Video

You will determine why North Carolina was called the “Rip Van

Winkle State” in the early 1800’s and create a

political cartoon that will influence NC citizens to

take action.

OBJECTIVE

Areas in which NC needed

improvementInternal

improvementsAgricultureManufacturing/

industryEducationGovernment

Rural ConservativePoor

CausesNC was:

Effects• NC was nicknamed the

Rip Van Winkle State• Many NC citizens

emigrated

What IB Area of Interaction does he relate to?

Explain how he relates.

Archibald DeBow Murphey

A POLITICAL CARTOON is an illustration that uses symbols to address an issue and influence people’s opinion. (You should not have to provide an explanation of your visual; it should speak for itself.)

Rip Van Winkle State “Political Cartoon”

Using the concept of the story of Rip Van Winkle, your notes and pages 282-292 in your North Carolina text, draw a political

cartoon that may have been published in a NC journal in the early 1800’s that

represents why North Carolina was called the Rip Van Winkle State. Remember, North

Carolina was “behind the times”, “not progressing like the rest of the nation”,

“dormant”, “rural, conservative, and poor”, “unwilling to make changes”, . . .

Rip Van Winkle State “Political Cartoon”

DESIGN SPECIFICATIONSClearly demonstrates one of the problems that caused NC to be called the Rip Van Winkle state.Everything in the illustration is representative of the time period (early 1800’s).Causes citizens of NC to be ashamed and want to take action.

Rip Van Winkle State “Political Cartoon”