Transcript Propaganda in World War One

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Propaganda is a specific type
of message presentation
aimed at serving an agenda.
At its root, the denotation of
propaganda is 'to propagate
(actively spread) a philosophy
or point of view'.
The most common use of the
term (historically) is in
political contexts; in particular
to refer to certain efforts
sponsored by governments or
political groups.
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Each of the nations which
participated in World
War One from 1914-18
used propaganda
posters.
They used posters to:
• Justify their involvement to
their own populace
• As a means of recruiting
men to enlist
• A way to raise money and
resources to sustain the
military campaign.
• To urge conservation
 Television
had not yet
been invented
 Not everyone owned
or had access to a
radio
 Posters were the most
effective means of
getting a message
across
 Quite
often propaganda
is connected with
negative emotions…BUT
 During the Great War the
governments needed
money for the war effort
so they focused their
efforts on posters aimed
at raising money from
citizens for the war effort
 Financing
the War (ex: Liberty Bonds)
 Food Administration
 Fuel Administration
 The Role of Women
 Enlistment and Recruitment
 Aiding our Allies
 Victory Gardens
 War Industries Board (ex: items rationed)
 You
will work with a partner (or by
yourself) to create a “war poster” with a
specific “slogan” based on a topic (ex:
Financing the War) to persuade others to
join the war cause. You will also write a 2
paragraph report explaining the history
and role of the topic, significance of your
slogan and elements used on your poster.
You will turn in your poster to your
teacher on Wednesday (TEKS 7.7E,
7.16B).
 You
will work with a partner (or by
yourself) to create a “war poster” with a
specific “slogan” based on a topic (ex:
Financing the War) to persuade others to
join the war cause. You will also write a 3
paragraph report explaining the history
and role of the topic, significance of your
slogan and elements used on your poster.
You will turn in your poster to your
teacher on Wednesday (TEKS 7.7E,
7.16B).
 The
Poster must be hand-drawn, colored, and
eye-catching. It can be large manilla paper or
poster board. If poster board, it must be
provided by you!
 The Report must be written or typed in
complete sentences.
 It is NOT acceptable for you to “Google image”
and copy someone else’s ideas.
 It is NOT historically accurate or acceptable for
you to have images of modern things featured
on your poster that weren’t available in the
early 1900s.
 First
paragraph – What is your topic? Explain
your topic and the role it played in World War 1.
 Second
paragraph – What is your slogan? Why
is it significant? How do the elements of
artwork contribute to your slogan and topic?
 First
paragraph – What is your topic? Explain
your topic and the role it played in World War 1.
 Second
paragraph – What is your slogan? Why
is it significant?
 Third
paragraph – How do the elements of
artwork contribute to your slogan and topic?
How are they used?
 Content
(20) – report is complete,
accurate, organized, and error-free
 Artwork (20) – poster is complete, clear,
relevant, historically accurate, and
persuasive
 Attractiveness/Organization (10) – poster
is very neat and well-organized
 Content
(30) – report is complete,
accurate, organized, and error-free
 Artwork (20) – poster is complete,
creative, relevant, historically accurate,
and persuasive
 Attractiveness/Organization (10) – poster
is very neat and well-organized
Pick
your partner (or work by
yourself) [On-Level]
Pick your topic
Research your topic using the iPad
Pick your slogan
Brainstorm your artwork