Propaganda Turn to a shoulder partner and come

Propaganda • Turn to a shoulder partner and come up with a definition of what propaganda is. • After share with the class

Propaganda • Definition: information or rumors spread by a group or government to promote its cause or ideas or to damage an opposing cause or idea

What is the purpose of Propaganda? • Positive affects…. • Negative affects…… • Types of propaganda

Types of propaganda • Name Calling: Name that is given that links a person, or idea, to a negative symbol. – Examples: commie, fascist, yuppie – Other examples? • Glittering Generalities: use of virtue words; the opposite of name calling, i. e. , links a person, or idea, to a positive symbol. – Examples: democracy, patriotism, family – Other examples?

Types of Propaganda • TRANSFER: Taking the authority or prestige of something well respected, such as church or nation, and applying it to people’s belief. – Example: a political activist closes a speech with a prayer – Other examples? • TESTIMONIAL: a public figure or a celebrity promotes or endorses a product, a policy, or a political candidate. – Examples: an athlete appears on the Wheaties box; an actor speaks at a political rally – Examples you know?

Types of propaganda • PLAIN FOLKS: attempt to convince the audience that a prominent person and his ideas are “of the people. ” – Example: Celebrity eat at the same place as “us” • BANDWAGON: “everyone else is doing it, and we should to” – Examples: an ad states that “everyone is rushing down to their Ford dealer” • FEAR – plays on deep-seated fears; warns the audience that disaster will result if they do not follow a particular course of action. – Example: an insurance company pamphlet includes pictures of houses destroyed floods, followed up by details about home-owners’ insurance.

Types of Propaganda • BAD LOGIC: manipulated information to deliberately to promote a cause, regardless of fact. – Example: Senator X wants to regulate the power industry. All Communist governments regulate their power industries. Senator X is a Communist. • UNWARRANTED EXTRAPOLATION: making huge predictions about the future on the basis of a few small facts. – Example: If the U. S. approves NAFTA, thousands of jobs and factories will move to Mexico.

Propaganda • What tactics can be found in this poster? • What country do you believe would have made this during WW 2? – Explain why

Propaganda • What tactics can be found in this poster? • What country do you believe would have made this during WW 2? – Explain why

Propaganda • What tactics can be found in this poster? • What country do you believe would have made this during WW 2? – Explain why

• What tactics can be found in this poster? • What country do you believe would have made this during WW 2? – Explain why

• What tactics can be found in this poster? • What country do you believe would have made this during WW 2? – Explain why

WWII Poster collage • You will be making a WWII picture collage • In total, you will have 3 images on your poster – 1 st image: Pick a a real propaganda poster used during WWII, that you believe would affect the most people during this time • Under the image explain why you picked this image – 2 nd image: Find another WWII propaganda image that you believe would affect YOU the most • Under the image explain why – 3 rd image: Create a new propaganda image for U. S. History • Explain what the image means