Here is a suggested quick-to-use device for your learners to picture Sharon Lawson’s quandary called The Political Cartoon.

a. Clip several political cartoons from the editorial pages of your newspapers. Pass them around the class, or project them on a screen, so that learners have a fresh idea of what a political cartoon is supposed to accomplish. They typically point out some irony or absurdity that is hampering progress, truth, justice, or more. 

b. Give every learner a blank sheet of paper. Instruct them to do a fast sketch of a cartoon that points out the seeming indifference of the clinical side of the house to the business realities faced daily by Sharon Lawson. These cartoons normally have a caption. 

c. An alternative to each working alone is to form pairs or trios. It may be more engaging for each learner to struggle with this creative task. 

d. Now, have them present their cartoons. To save time, they may do this in teams, who then nominate the cartoon from their team which most hits the nail on the head, or makes the most attention-grabbing statement about Hillwood. 

e. Ideally, you may project these nominated cartoons, but you may not have the right technology. So, do your best to show each to the class with the cartoonist or team spokesperson saying something about what the cartoon is saying about the situation at Hillwood.