Goals & Objectives
Students will learn about the power of government run propaganda. Students will construct their own propaganda poster using given any of the possible topics, or coming up with their own topic. Students will present their poster in a short class presentation.
California State Content and Common Core Standards
10.7 Students analyze the rise of totalitarian governments after World War I.
CCSS Writing Literacy. 9-10. 6. Use technology, including the internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
Lesson Introduction
The teacher will post up all different types of propaganda posters and picture around the room prior to class. As students walk in to class, the teacher will instruct the students to have a gallery walk around the room looking at the different types of posters and pictures. Students are to take notes on the posters. Two suggested questions will be on the board to help students take notes on the posters. Questions will be; What do you see in this posters? Describe it in detail; and What do you think is the main message in this poster? Why? A short class discussion will ensue, asking students for their answers on the two questions from the propaganda posters.
Vocabulary
The teacher will go over the vocabulary during the lesson introduction and the lesson body. Teacher will check for understanding of vocabulary by a show of hands during the content delivery. Teacher will also define and go in depth during the lesson body in order to help the students who may not know what the words mean.
Propaganda
Hitler
Mussolini
Inter-War Period
World War I
Propaganda
Hitler
Mussolini
Inter-War Period
World War I
Content Delivery
The teacher will present short prezi presentation on the concept of propaganda. Students will look at propaganda from World War I, and will learn the main techniques used in propaganda.
Student Engagement
World War I and Interwar Period Propaganda Poster
Directions: Students will create a propagand poster from any of the topics below, or students can come up with their own topic. If student decides to use their own ideas for a poster, teacher must approve of the topic.
The poster will be drawn or printed on 8 ½ x 11 paper and graded on your use of theme, color, creativity, neatness, historical accuracy and use of a slogan.It is NOT creative or acceptable to go to Google Images and type in “World War 1 propaganda” and then copy someone else’s ideas
It is NOT historically accurate or acceptable to have images of modern things featured on your poster that weren’t available in the early 1900s.
1. Possible Topics:
Military recruitment •
Patriotism, making the world safe for democracy, and criticisms of those that
disagreed
• Rationing
• Hatred of the enemy (and those of similar nationality)
• Idealism (why war is a valid and necessary option)
• Teamwork and personal sacrifice
• National security and civil defense
• Pacifism and opposition to war
2. The poster will be graded according to the criteria outlined in the rubric handed out in class.
3. There are 3 ways in which you can design your poster:
a) Draw a poster free-hand (Artists)
b) Use a combination of a digital camera, Adobe Photoshop and/or MS Publisher
c) Use a digital camera to stage an image that you can later copy down free hand on your poster (Creative, but Artistically Challenged People).
4. YOU WILL staple this sheet BEHIND your poster when you turn it in to save paper and prevent re-printing the rubric found on the next page.
When creating the poster students will consider the following:
Color: Is it colorful and eye catching?
Words: Who is the poster speaking to; rich intellectuals, small children, or someone in between.
Symbols: Are there any symbols that mean or stand for other things. (e.g. an eagle is a symbol of freedom)
Message: Simple; what is it going to say?
Audience: Who are you addressing in your poster? Who do you want to be reading this poster?
Purpose: Which branch of the military or government agency is this poster created to support?
Students should start by briefly answering the questions above (jot them down if you need to). After you have decided what the topic students will create their own poster using a poster board or paper. Students may print out pictures to place on poster if they are not good artist.
When students have decided on their topic they need to obtain a poster board/paper and begin building their propaganda poster. Students will make sure they have both words and some sort of image. Clip Art, Google Images as well as other resources can be used to collect images but please make sure that they are pertinent to the topic and theme of the poster.
REQUIREMENTS:
Directions: Students will create a propagand poster from any of the topics below, or students can come up with their own topic. If student decides to use their own ideas for a poster, teacher must approve of the topic.
The poster will be drawn or printed on 8 ½ x 11 paper and graded on your use of theme, color, creativity, neatness, historical accuracy and use of a slogan.It is NOT creative or acceptable to go to Google Images and type in “World War 1 propaganda” and then copy someone else’s ideas
It is NOT historically accurate or acceptable to have images of modern things featured on your poster that weren’t available in the early 1900s.
1. Possible Topics:
Military recruitment •
Patriotism, making the world safe for democracy, and criticisms of those that
disagreed
• Rationing
• Hatred of the enemy (and those of similar nationality)
• Idealism (why war is a valid and necessary option)
• Teamwork and personal sacrifice
• National security and civil defense
• Pacifism and opposition to war
2. The poster will be graded according to the criteria outlined in the rubric handed out in class.
3. There are 3 ways in which you can design your poster:
a) Draw a poster free-hand (Artists)
b) Use a combination of a digital camera, Adobe Photoshop and/or MS Publisher
c) Use a digital camera to stage an image that you can later copy down free hand on your poster (Creative, but Artistically Challenged People).
4. YOU WILL staple this sheet BEHIND your poster when you turn it in to save paper and prevent re-printing the rubric found on the next page.
When creating the poster students will consider the following:
Color: Is it colorful and eye catching?
Words: Who is the poster speaking to; rich intellectuals, small children, or someone in between.
Symbols: Are there any symbols that mean or stand for other things. (e.g. an eagle is a symbol of freedom)
Message: Simple; what is it going to say?
Audience: Who are you addressing in your poster? Who do you want to be reading this poster?
Purpose: Which branch of the military or government agency is this poster created to support?
Students should start by briefly answering the questions above (jot them down if you need to). After you have decided what the topic students will create their own poster using a poster board or paper. Students may print out pictures to place on poster if they are not good artist.
When students have decided on their topic they need to obtain a poster board/paper and begin building their propaganda poster. Students will make sure they have both words and some sort of image. Clip Art, Google Images as well as other resources can be used to collect images but please make sure that they are pertinent to the topic and theme of the poster.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Work must be done individually.
- Must contain at least 1 image.
- Must contain a reference to a branch of the military or a government agency or a particular nation if other than the United States.
- Students must submit a proposal before beginning their final poster.
- Poster board must be larger than regular 8 by 11 paper.
- Must contain a creative, Interesting, and Unique Slogan
- Students MUST create their OWN, cannot copy one.
- Students will present their poster to the class. Short 1-5 minute presentation.
Lesson Closure
Students will present their propaganda posters, informing the class who the poster is speaking too, the message, and the purpose. Student’s propaganda posters will be placed around the room for the remaining of the school year.
Assessment
Formative: Class discussion regarding the student’s reaction and thoughts about the poster, as well as the two suggested questions. The number of hands raised when teacher ask how many students know the meaning of each vocabulary word. The propaganda proposal students will show the teacher, in order to make sure students are on the right path.
Summative: Final copy of their propaganda poster, and the short class presentation explaining their poster.
Summative: Final copy of their propaganda poster, and the short class presentation explaining their poster.
Accommodations for English Learners, Striving Readers and Students with Special Needs
The gallery walk is an accommodation for English Learners, Striving Readers and Students with Special Needs because these students may be more comfortable with dealing with visuals than reading from a text. The two suggested questions for students is scaffolding for students. The teacher can use the propaganda poster proposal to accommodate students in case they need extra help.
Lesson Resources
Here are some web addresses where students may view WWI and WWII posters of various kinds.
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60.exe
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_home.html
http://bss.sfsu.edu/internment/posters.html
http://www.signalalpha.com/html/propaganda_posters.html
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60.exe
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_home.html
http://bss.sfsu.edu/internment/posters.html
http://www.signalalpha.com/html/propaganda_posters.html