Propaganda Techniques Creating Propaganda Analyzing Propaganda January 6-9 Propaganda Techniques Creating Propaganda Analyzing Propaganda

SSR: 20 minutes Make sure your material will last the full 20 minutes! Tuesday CCSS RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. SSR: 20 minutes Fill this out daily AFTER we complete SSR! It will be counted as a grade and for a Special Activity at the end of the year! Make sure your material will last the full 20 minutes! Do not get out of your seat unless you are called up for a conference. There is absolutely no talking during this. When time is called, quickly and quietly fill out your reading log for today’s date!

Vocabulary Bias Propaganda P.o.S. noun Explanation: Believing one side or one group is better than another. To see one as being better than the other. Another way: favoring, favoritism Propaganda P.o.S. noun Explanation: the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person

IMPROVED! NEW! Propaganda! A MUST SEE! Everybody is doing it!

What do these images have in common? They are all used to influence you to do something. They are all examples of propaganda!

WHAT? A message used to persuade you to believe something or do something Propaganda WHY? To persuade you to buy something, think something, or do something. WHO? Corporations Government Individuals WHERE? Commercials Packaging Speeches Stores Billboards Internet Newspapers Everywhere! HOW? There are 7 propaganda techniques we will learn

The 1st type of Propaganda is… Bandwagon Persuading people to do something by letting them know others are doing it. All the cool kids are doing it Everybody has one!

Bandwagon works because it makes you think “everyone is doing it” and you should too. Why is this sign considered BANDWAGON?

What other examples of BANDWAGON can you think of? From today: From World War I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib-Qiyklq-Q

The 2nd type of Propaganda is… Loaded Words Love Hate Using words that will make people feel strongly about someone or something.

Loaded words work because they make you feel a certain way. What words are used in these ads that make us feel a certain way?

What are some other examples of LOADED WORD propaganda? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IocCC1-jeTY

The 3rd type of Propaganda is… Testimonial Using words and images of a famous person or an expert to persuade.

Testimonials work because you feel like you can trust the words of an expert or someone famous.

What are some other examples of TESTIMONIAL propaganda? From today: From the 1950s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP3r3SPXgKs

The 4th type of Propaganda is… Name-Calling Links a person, idea, or product to a negative symbol.

Why do you think we see this technique used so often in politics? Name-calling works because if we believe the competition is bad, we can assume this product will be the best choice. Why do you think we see this technique used so often in politics?

What are some other examples of NAME-CALLING propaganda? . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpOvzGiheOM notice the name-calling is inferred, we are assuming that PC is a bad product, making MAC better.

The 7th type of Propaganda is… Fear Plays on our deep-seated fears and warns the audience that disaster will strike if we do not follow the instructions.

Fear works because we want to keep ourselves and our family safe.

What are some other examples of FEAR propaganda? This site has several Political Campaign commercials from history using both fear and name-calling propaganda.

What Were Those Techniques, Again? Bandwagon Loaded Words Testimonial Name-Calling Fear

Exit Slip How does your knowledge of persuasive writing help you understand the dangers of propaganda? (Write three to four sentences on a half sheet of paper and turn in.)

SSR: 20 minutes Make sure your material will last the full 20 minutes! Wednesday CCSS RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. SSR: 20 minutes Fill this out daily AFTER we complete SSR! It will be counted as a grade and for a Special Activity at the end of the year! Make sure your material will last the full 20 minutes! Do not get out of your seat unless you are called up for a conference. There is absolutely no talking during this. When time is called, quickly and quietly fill out your reading log for today’s date!

Vocabulary Non-print medium P.o.S. noun Breaking the phrase down: Non-print: not a text, usually a picture or graphic representation. Medium: a source or form of communication, like a newspaper, magazine, picture, TV Reliability P.o.S. noun Explanation: the quality or state of being reliable. Synonyms: Dependability Trustworthy sureness

Review of Propaganda Techniques TCAP Workbook p. 157-158. Please do this on a clean sheet of paper.

Sources Reliability: Notes sheet on reliability. What makes something reliable?

Practice: TCAP Workbook p. 119-120. Please do this on a separate sheet of paper. Justify each answer with one sentence on why each text is reliable or not. Do NOT just say, “This text is reliable.” Tell my WHY.

SSR: 20 minutes Make sure your material will last the full 20 minutes! Thursday CCSS RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. SSR: 20 minutes Fill this out daily AFTER we complete SSR! It will be counted as a grade and for a Special Activity at the end of the year! Make sure your material will last the full 20 minutes! Do not get out of your seat unless you are called up for a conference. There is absolutely no talking during this. When time is called, quickly and quietly fill out your reading log for today’s date!

SSR: 20 minutes Make sure your material will last the full 20 minutes! Friday CCSS RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. SSR: 20 minutes Fill this out daily AFTER we complete SSR! It will be counted as a grade and for a Special Activity at the end of the year! Make sure your material will last the full 20 minutes! Do not get out of your seat unless you are called up for a conference. There is absolutely no talking during this. When time is called, quickly and quietly fill out your reading log for today’s date!