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Propaganda Poster Analysis Activity Who is the intended audience of this poster? (Which specific group(s) of people is the poster trying to influence?) What is the purpose or goal of the poster? (What is the poster wanting the audience to do?) List what you see in the poster (objects, people, shapes, colors, words, size of words etc.) What feelings is this poster trying to evoke in the audience? How is this poster evoking those feelings? Explain. (Examine the colors used, words used, images used etc.)

Who is the intended audience of this poster Who is the intended audience of this poster? (Which specific group(s) of people is the poster trying to influence?) What is the purpose or goal of the poster? (What is the poster wanting the audience to do?) List what you see in the poster (objects, people, shapes, colors, words, size of words etc.) What feelings is this poster trying to evoke in the audience? How is this poster evoking those feelings? Explain. (Examine the colors used, words used, images used etc.)

Create your own! Base your poster on one of the following uses of propaganda: To justify their involvement in the war to their population To raise money to fund the military through liberty/war bonds To encourage soldiers to enlist in the forces To encourage people to conserve resources on the home front To encourage people to “do their bit” on the home front Be creative! Think of a catchy slogan, play on words, use COLOR, a dramatic image, etc.