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Multiple Perspectives: Using Propaganda Posters to Teach about World War I

Multiple Perspectives: Using Propaganda Posters to Teach about World War I. Rick Daniel, Jefferson Co Public Schools Kentucky Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference September 2008. Common Objectives of Wartime Propaganda.

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Multiple Perspectives: Using Propaganda Posters to Teach about World War I

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  1. Multiple Perspectives: Using Propaganda Posters to Teach about World War I Rick Daniel, Jefferson Co Public Schools Kentucky Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference September 2008

  2. Common Objectives of Wartime Propaganda • To recruit soldiers, either through a draft or voluntary enlistment • To finance the war effort through sale of war bonds or new taxes • To eliminate dissent and unifying the country behind the war effort • To conserve resources- food, oil, steel- necessary to wage war • To increase participation in organizations to support the war.

  3. Tools of Wartime Propaganda • Demonization • Emotional appeals • Name-Calling • Patriotic Appeals • Half-truths and lies • Catchy Slogans • Evocative Visual Symbols • Humor or caricatures

  4. What do you see here? What is Happening in this poster? Which country do you think produce this poster? What propaganda tools are used in the poster? What objective is this poster designed to achieve?

  5. Now Let’s practice • Divide into groups of three. • Select one person to come retrieve a Propaganda poster Placard from me. • Complete the Notes on World War I Propganda Posters record sheet. • One person bring answer sheet and placard back to me for quick-check and to receive a different placard. • Be prepared to present one of the posters to the whole class at the end of the lesson

  6. Discussion Questions • What are some of the most common objectives you identified in the propaganda posters? • What were some of the most common tools that you identified in the propaganda posters? • To what extent does propaganda appeal to emotions and not reason? • Can you think of any forms of propaganda that affect your life? How do these forms of propaganda appeal to the emotions of fear, hatred, sympathy, patriotism or consumerism? • How can you recognize propaganda in today’s world? Should the government try to limit or ban propaganda? Why or Why not?

  7. References Teachers' Curriculum Institute. (2008). Digging Deeper: Enrichment Activities for History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals Units 5-9 . Palo Alto, CA: Editor, Laura Alavossus.

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