Today- Take notes A. What is Propaganda? B. You should know 7 techniques to creating effective propaganda.-NOTES! C. Analyze propaganda.  Tomorrow: You will analyze propaganda and begin creating your own propaganda poster. 20 points

Schedule Day 1: Wednesday ▫Intro to project ▫½ Work Day ▫Begin Research (any research not completed in class shall be completed as homework) Day 2: Thursday ▫Work Day ▫Research Checked in (5 points) ▫Begin Powerpoints Day 3: Friday ▫Propaganda activity (10 points) ▫½ Work Day Day 4: Monday ▫½ Work day ▫Practice presentations ▫One laptop per group ▫Begin Presentations Day 5: Tuesday ▫Presentations Day 6 : Wednesday ▫Presentations if necessary ▫Propaganda Notes Thursday ▫Propaganda Poster ▫Bring your Books

Scoring Guide: Note if a member of your group does not carry their weight, they will lose the points Work DaysResearch Sheets Group Presentation Notes Powerpoint Slides (2- 3each) Presentation 5 points 20 points15

Propaganda in WWI The birth of modern Psychological Operations Institute for Propaganda Analysis 1938

What is Propaganda?  Propaganda is a message aimed at influencing an opinion. Spread an opinion.  One of the methods used in Psy Ops.

Why do we use Propaganda?  Each of the nations in WWI used propaganda.  They used posters to: 1. justify their involvement to their own people. 2. To recruit men into the Armed forces 3. To raise money and resources 4. To urge conservation of resources. 5. Demoralize the enemy.

Why Posters?  Television had not yet been invented  Not everyone owned or had access to a radio  Mass printing made it very efficient.

Propaganda uses Seven Techniques to get their message across 1. Name Calling : hanging a bad label on an idea, symbolized by a hand turning thumbs down;

2. Card Stacking Most of the information presented is true, but key facts are left out. What key facts do you think are left off this propaganda?

3. Testimonial .Associates a respected person or someone with experience to endorse a cause by giving it their stamp of approval.

4. Plain Folks  Attempts to convince the audience that the spokesperson is from humble origins, someone they can trust and who has their interests at heart.  Sometimes uses accents or dialect of the intended audience.

5. Transfer  Transfers authority of something we respect and revere to something the author would have us accept.  Propagandists often employ symbols (e.g., waving the flag) to stir our emotions and win our approval.

6. Glittering Generality  Broad statements (often slogans or simple catchphrases) using language associated with values and beliefs deeply held by the audience.  They appeal to such notions as honor, glory, love of country, desire for peace, freedom, and family values.

7. Band Wagon - Creates the impression that everybody is doing it, you should too! - It reinforces the human desire to be on the winning side.

Tomorrow  Bring Ideas for your poster  You will analyze propaganda  Begin your poster  Due Monday!

 A persuasive "headline"  At least one original graphic that will serve to help convince the viewer to favor the treaty and the League.  Some sort of statement that the viewer can read to help convince him/her of the author's view.   The poster should be written in a style and format that would convince the viewer that it was created in the country that the students "represent" (Britain, France, Germany, or the United States.

Select one of the following  Peace  enlistment and recruitment  financing the war  the role of women  Food Administration  Justifying the war  Fuel Administration  War Industries Board  Committee on Public Information  aiding our allies

Today  Stand by a poster  We will