An Introduction to Political Propaganda Mrs. Skultety
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Do Now: Its Wednesday night, and you want to go see Catching
Fire with your friends at 7pm. Your parents dont usually let you go
out on a school night, but youve already finished your homework,
and theres no other day soon that you can go. Write two arguments
you could make in your favor. Picture from Lionsgate
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Our main focus: Propaganda a deliberate, biased spread of
information, whether positive or negative Political propaganda
helps a government, cause, or leader The function of propaganda
isnot to make an objective study of the truth and then set it
before the masses with academic fairness; its task is to serve our
own right, always and unflinchingly. -Adolf Hitler
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Your task With a partner, you will work to answer the following
questions in your notebook: What is the overall message of this
poster? List 2 pieces of evidence that support the message (part of
the picture, words, etc) Loaded language? List as many examples as
you can.
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Loaded language like loaded cheese fries, this language is full
of something instead of cheese and bacon, its emotion. freedom love
justice peace terrible regime (instead of government)
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A poster from World War II 1. What is the overall message of
this poster? 2. List 2 pieces of evidence that support the message
(part of the picture, words, etc.) 3. Loaded language? List as many
examples as you can.
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A poster from World War I 1. What is the overall message of
this poster? 2. List 2 pieces of evidence that support the message
(part of the picture, words, etc.) 3. Loaded language? List as many
examples as you can.
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A popular poster of Barack Obama during his first presidential
campaign, 2008 (drawn by Shepard Fairey) 1. What is the overall
message of this poster? 2. List 2 pieces of evidence that support
the message (part of the picture, words, etc.) 3. Loaded
language?
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Wrapping It Up On the index card: Write one statement YOU would
have said at a rally during your political campaign from class You
must use at least one loaded word and explain why it evokes
emotion. Example: If my party platform advocated for the constant
eating of ice cream, I might have said, Eat ice cream because
everyone will want to be your friend! Friend is loaded because most
people consider friends important to them.
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