Bernie Memes

Bernie Memes

Senator Bernie Sanders wore a pair of mittens to the inauguration. Lots of people around the world have been adding a picture of him wearing his mittens into other photos.

What is happening in this picture? The artwork comes from ________. Do you know where?

Thinking about Bernie Memes

• Let's talk about what we see

• Let's try to figure out why it's clever or funny.

Where is Bernie? Describe what is behind him?

What might Bernie be doing here? Use the picture clues.

What kind of advice is Bernie giving ? Who does the statue represent?

If this were your house, what would you do on the porch?

When you visit the Minnesota State Fair, you see the butterheads. What is happening here and why?

These figures are characters from Minnesota legends. Who are they? Where can you see them?

Learn Ojibwe

You can learn some Ojibwe. See if you can pronounce this long word.

Learn Swedish

This is a Swedish handcraft magazine. The word "vantar" means mittens.

Learn Finnish

You could draw and design your own mittens like Bernie's. You could also say the words for mittens in Finnish: lapaset.