May 5, and May 6- Propaganda Web Quest

 

Propaganda techniques are often used in Nonfiction.  Essentially, they are persuasive techniques used to establish a position.

 

Propaganda Web Quest

1 Complete the following Web Quest

2. Create a PowerPoint/ Google Slide presentation for your answers

3. Turn your propaganda Web Quest's in to Google Classroom by 5/8- Before you enter class.

Webquest PROPAGANDA
Purpose: The Propaganda WebQuest was designed to help students to view the commercial world around them with a more critical eye. Its primary function is to focus students on the varied techniques employed by advertisers in order to sway public opinion. The culminating activity of creating an illustrative advertisement employing one of the techniques introduced will further synthesize the students perception of advertising tactics. Propaganda, in this case, is primarily focused on advertising. There is some background information that includes historical governmental propaganda techniques and posters, but the primary focus of this activity is to steer the students toward the marketing that is before them every day.

 

It's not as easy as you might think to spot hidden messages, these techniques are designed to fool us because they appeal to our emotions rather than our reason. Propaganda designers know that you are on your guard, to get around your guard they don't put one message into a piece of propaganda they put lots of messages into one piece! The more you know about propaganda techniques and how they work, the less likely it is that someone will sneak something by you. That's why it's important to understand what propaganda is and how it works.  

Task 1:

A.  Review the PowerPoint: 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L6W1vBsSRrP0gVnBx2U-KjymElL7UDMY/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=115237694256539959089&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DvkcjWhqudIgMstLNeGuKjo-Zq4BYl8R/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115237694256539959089&rtpof=true&sd=true

 and the Links below:

B. Answer the Questions:

What is Propaganda?

1. Where does the word “propaganda” originate from?

2. How does Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary define the word?

3. There are three specific words in Webster’s definition that are key to the definition and help clarify the meaning. What are they and how do they work to describe?

4. Propaganda can carry a negative connotation with it. Name two reasons why that is true and indicate which is most responsible for the connotation. 

5. What are the 10 characteristics or types of propaganda

6. If choosing a working definition for propaganda, what five aspects would you include in your explanation?

7. There are several different types of propaganda. What are these tactics? Explain them in at least one sentence.

Use the following links to complete the WebQuest

Links: TYPES OF PROPAGANDA WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY PROPAGANDA INFORMATION PROPAGANDA More Examples Task 2:  Define Propaganda A. List the Dictionary Definition B. Create your own definition by reading the information under "LINKS" Task 3: In order to recognize and use propaganda techniques you must first identify and define these tricks of the trade: ^^YOU MAY INCLUDE THE DEFINITIONS AND EXAMPLES ON THE SAME SLIDE  TASKS 3 AND 4 1. Bandwagon 2. Loaded Words 3. Testimonial 4. Transfer 5. Repetition 6. Name Calling 7. Fear 8. Glittering Generalities 9. Plain Folks 10. Misuse of Statistics Task 4: In order to prevent being fooled by an effective propaganda campaign, let's closely examine propaganda techniques. Scan the Internet, newspapers and magazines to locate examples of persuasive writing (editorials, advertisements, etc.).  Choose at least one example for each type of propaganda listed above and identify and analyze the author’s use of propaganda techniques.   Next, place each ad on a PowerPoint slide, indicate the technique used, and explain how the technique is used in each ad.

More Examples WebQuest is Due on Monday, 5/9 before you enter the classroom Turn your PowerPoint/ google Slide in to Google Classroom **Make sure your name is on the first slide of your PowerPoint PA Standards Covered:  CC.1.2.9–10.E Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text. L.N.1.1.3 L.N.2.4.1 L.N.2.4.3 C.1.2.9–10.D Determine an author’s particular point of view and analyze how rhetoric advances the point of view. L.N.2.3.6 CC.1.2.9–10.C Apply appropriate strategies to analyze, interpret, and evaluate how an author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them. L.N.1.1.3 L.N.1.3.3 L.N.2.3.3 L.N.2.3.5 L.N.2.4.1 L.N.2.4.3 CC.1.2.9–10.G Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person’s life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.