This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Propaganda Posters of World War One Presentational devices and persuasive techniques Subject(s):History, English Age group(s):12-14 Topic: World War One EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. © British Council 2014 Source | This resource was originally developed by Zdravka Davies and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.

Presentational Devices Images Font style and size Colour Headlines Captions Bold text Layout

Presentational devices Large, bold font Bright colours Images Use of different coloured text Do you think these presentational devices are effective?

Persuasive techniques  present tense  first person  logical connectives (therefore, because)  addressing the reader directly  imperatives  emotive language (e.g. adjectives)  rhetorical questions  lists of three  repetition  short, dramatic sentences for impact  similes and metaphors  statistics

Use of Present Tense Statistics (a list of the countries in the Empire) Short, dramatic sentence used for effect Adjectives Metaphor Addresses the reader directly Use of punctuation Imperative

Fill in the table for two propaganda posters, then write a paragraph about each one. The poster is/shows … (describe the image) The purpose of the poster is to recruit/encourage … The presentational devices used are … The persuasive techniques used are… The effect on the reader is to …