Honors English 3 December 5

Edit for mistakes in mechanics and parallel structure. Fair Language, Parallel Structure, Capitalization, Apostrophe, Comma Mans attempts to get rid of slavery before the civil war included debates conventions novels against slavery proposed laws and someone took an antislavery case before the Supreme Court. Parallel Structure, Fair Language, Comma, Apostrophe, Usage, Comma Mary Tate a stewardess is chairman of the parents counsel, which hears complaints gives advice and is running a toy-lending library. Fair Language, Punctuation (title), Run-On, Usage, Apostrophe, Comma Betty Friedan's book The Feminine Mystique published in 1963 inspired a second wave of the womens movement in the United States this movement had laid dormant since girls earned the right to vote in 1920. Fair Language, Usage, Spelling Scientists say that in the future a person will be able to dry a hole load of clothes in her microwave dryer in five or ten minutes.

Rhetorical Claims in Quotations Copy one of the quotations word for word “The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without the work.” –Emile Zola (1840-1902) “Do, or do not. There is no ‘try.’” --Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back (release 1980) Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” –Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) (1904-1991) “Facts are the enemy of truth.” --Don Quixote, The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel Cervantes (published 1604) “The treasure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” –Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Identify the abstract subject of the quotation. Interpret the quotation by writing it in your own words. How does the way the quotation is written strengthen its claim? Consider diction, figurative language, sound devices, or syntax. Agree or disagree with the claim made in the quotation? Provide three reasons or brief explanations for your position on the claim.

Finish/Refresh the Anthem project assignment

Discuss Anthem Ayn Rand

Propaganda Assignment

Propaganda Assignment Choice #1 Choice #2 1. Select a current leader whose popularity needs a boost, or select a “cause” that needs a boost. You may select a leader or cause truly deserving of your support, or you may select one that is not. 2. Devise a propaganda tool (poster, pamphlet, speech) to boost the popularity of the leader or cause you have chosen. Use some of the propaganda techniques discussed in class. Be persuasive Students find and cut out 4-5 examples of propaganda. For each example, students must write one paragraph explaining why the clipping is propaganda, what techniques are used, who the intended target audience is, and whether or not the propaganda is effective.

Evaluation Rubric Your propaganda assignment must demonstrate /3 Understanding of propaganda techniques /3 Ability to persuade /3 Creative thinking /3 Visual appeal and/or EFFECTIVE writing /12 Total

What is Propaganda? And why do we care? Propaganda designers have been putting messages into television commercials, news programs, magazine ads, and other things we read and see for years. These messages have been carefully designed to influence our opinions, emotions, attitudes and behavior. Their purpose is to persuade us to believe in something or to do something that we would not normally believe or do. These messages have been designed to benefit someone, and that someone may not be you!

Is everything we see and hear propaganda? No, it is not. The word propaganda refers to any technique that attempts to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, or behavior of a group in order to benefit the sponsor. The techniques of propaganda are used every day, in the military, in the media, in advertising, in politics, and in all sorts of human relationships. 

It's not as easy as you might think to spot hidden messages It's not as easy as you might think to spot hidden messages. Propaganda designers know 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 each piece! The more you know about propaganda techniques and how they work, the less likely it is that someone will sneak something by you!

Types of Propaganda Techniques Why is this ad effective? What propaganda technique is used in this ad? Plain folks appeal

How is this similar to the Subway ad? How is it also using the “hidden fears” propaganda technique?

Desert Shield, 1990/1991 Which technique does this use? This image of Saddam Hussein was designed as a wanted poster, on light weigh paper, for airdrop distribution. What was its purpose? We'll tell you this one, to start you thinking like a psychological warfare analyst. This piece of propaganda was created to redirect the guilt, if any, felt by Iraqi soldiers, and to encourage them to blame everything bad on Saddam Hussein since he is a criminal. Thus, they might not fight with as much enthusiasm or determination. 

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