Creating a Modern Day Propaganda Poster

Ideas to spark support of an argumentative position with visual media

Linda Dougherty, Teacher LibrarianNorthwest High School Library

January 2015

Email: lindough@gmail.comTwitter: @ljdougherty

Historical Propaganda Posters

● First Amendment right to freedom of speech

● Propaganda posters express a point of view to support a topic or argument.

● Propaganda posters are NOT advertisements.

World War II - Traditional Posters

Colors Emphasize

Point of view

Mood

Theme

Opposing Viewpoints TopicClick below for

Argumentative Topics Resources

Poster GeneratorsKeep Calm-o-matic Poster Generator

● Change Background Colors● Background image gallery● Upload new images as

background image● Change font types and colors

Need images for logos?

● Save image to use on a slide show (Use Google account to login into generator)

● Or Save as PDF● Both images and PDF’s

may be uploaded to your Google Drive accounts and shared with your teacher or turned in to Google Classroom.

Saving Posters

Google Drawing

● Google Drawing posters can be shared on Google Drive with teachers.

● Easy to research copyright friendly images.

● Work with a partner on the same project.

Google Drawing Tutorial Slides

Lesson Resources"Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? Analyzing World War II Posters - ReadWriteThink." Readwritethink.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015. <http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/argument-persuasion-propaganda-analyzing-829.html>.

"Clipart - High Quality, Easy to Use, Free Support." Clipart - High Quality, Easy to Use, Free Support. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2015. <https://openclipart.org/homepage>.

"Creating a Modern-Day Propaganda Poster." National Constitution Center – Constitutioncenter.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2015. <http://constitutioncenter.org/learn/educational-resources/lesson-plans/creating-a-modern-day-propaganda-poster>.

"KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON with the Keep Calm-o-matic." KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON with the Keep Calm-o-matic. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2015. <http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/#>.

Ohio Standards, Connections, and Technology. "Media Literacy: Discovering and Understanding Propaganda – Grade Nine Interdisciplinary Lesson." Ohio Department of Education. Web. 8 Jan. 2015. <https://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ODE/IMS/Lessons/Content/CTE_LP_S04_BA_L09_I03_01.pdf>.

"Social Media Propaganda Posters by Aaron Wood - Design Milk." Design Milk. N.p., 06 Aug. 2011. Web. 08 Jan. 2015. <http://design-milk.com/social-media-propaganda-posters-by-aaron-wood/>.