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WWI Posters – Own and Others’

WWI Posters – Own and Others’. TODAY: STARTER: MADFOREST Recap (5 mins ) Propaganda posters (10 mins ) MAIN: Working on Posters Reading George Orwell (10 mins ) IN THE END: Euphemism Match-up. REMINDER: Finish your POSTER (Minor). LANGUAGE FACT: “BUMF”

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WWI Posters – Own and Others’

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  1. WWI Posters – Own and Others’ • TODAY: • STARTER: MADFOREST Recap (5 mins) • Propaganda posters (10 mins) • MAIN: Working on Posters • Reading George Orwell (10 mins) • IN THE END: Euphemism Match-up REMINDER: Finish your POSTER (Minor) LANGUAGE FACT: “BUMF” Communiqués from headquarters were derisively known as 'bumf' - from 'b-fodder', a term for toilet paper.

  2. MADFOREST…persuasive devices Modal verbs (would, should, could, must, can) / Metaphors Anaphora / Alliteration Direct address (you, we) Facts Opinions (disguised as facts?) Rhetorical questions / Repetition Emotive Language Statistics / Similes Triplication (of the people, for the people, by the people)

  3. MADFOREST…to persuade M A D F O R E S T

  4. Propaganda Warm-Up With your group, determine the answers to these 4 questions, be ready to share your ideas: • Who might have made this poster? How do you know? • Who’s the message intended to reach? How do you know? • What’s the message of the poster? • What persuasive devices does it use

  5. POSTER – PUT POEMS SIDE BY SIDE Around them show the various factors that affected how they were written – Text Type, Author/Speaker, Purpose, Context, Audience etc. E.g. Context includes elements such as recent history, national needs and expectations. Write a thesis statement revealing how a text is a product of many factors, not just the poetic imagination. Choose 2-3 examples of deliberate language usage – what nuances do the poets intend you to perceive? What is the message about war? What tone or mood do they create? • 3 = exemplary, wise! Above expectation 2 = proficient, expectation met 1 = needs more •  Impact of text type, author, purpose, context audience considered for each text. _____ / 3 •  Neat thesis statement which takes a defined stance on how texts are structured. _____ / 3 •  Poster looks at 2-3 examples of language used by the writer, and its impact.______/3 •  Poster is pretty and handed in on time. _____ / 1

  6. GEORGE ORWELL • List 5 euphemistic phrases. • What is hidden within this kind of language?

  7. EUPHEMISMS Call of nature Powder your nose Roll in the hay Bun in the Oven Night Soil Economical with the truth

  8. IN YOUR GROUPS… Define: • Journalism • Objectivity • The purpose of a journalist. Question: • How can war compromise the work of a journalist?

  9. THE SOMME http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGXAphAjKwM

  10. NEWS REPORTS • READ the reports. • Highlight vague or imprecise words & phrases. • Decide how much is truth, and how much propaganda. Which SPECIFIC WORDS show you this? 4) WHY is the language here so different to the language used by the other writers?

  11. News Report Questions – minor Full sentence answers please. Read The Daily Mirror’s reports of the Battle of the Somme. • What is the purpose of a news report? • Define objectivity, subjectivity and bias. • What are the necessary elements for a news report? • Write down vague or imprecise words and phrases in the three articles. • How much of the ‘reports’ is truth and how much is propaganda? • Who is the audience for these reports? How does this affect the writing of them? • Has the purpose of these reports been distorted by the context? Explain. • Is it possible to write an objective news report? Explain.

  12. THINKING QUESTION… Has there EVER been a truthful news report?

  13. SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT • I sat down and read over Wilfred Owen wearing pyjamas. • Sailing to Tripoli, I read that Rupert Brooke died of a mosquito bite. PARTICIPIAL PHRASE – they need a noun near them.

  14. SENTENCE COMPLETION Owen _________ the meaning of Horace’s canonical phrase ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ in order to further his satire on those whose jingoistic ___________ glorified war. a) supports…silliness b) subverts…patriotism c) enhances…compassion d) distorts…pleasantries e) sniffs…nonsense

  15. TEXT IMPROVEMENT Sullivandidn’t write that he is going to cark it cos he is thinking about her feelings and stuff. Ballou’s choice of diction in this letter reveals his tender emotions towards the intended audience: he beloved wife, Sarah. He talks euphemistically about death by writing about a time when he “may…be no more”, or “fall” on the battlefield. Euphemistic language is often used to make a taboo or unpalatable subject acceptable, so here Ballou tries to soften the harsh reality of his possible death in order to spare Sarah’s feelings.

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