Curated OER
Then and Now: Tolerance as a Casualty of War
Students compare terrorist attacks on the US. In this lesson on tolerance and war, students use various resources and links to examine the concept of toleration during war. Students will focus on the attacks of Pear Harbor in 1941 and...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Propaganda and Its Effects on Wwi
This lesson plan introduces students to the meaning of "propaganda" and its affects over populations. Students will learn about the impact of propaganda on people during World War I.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Propaganda Techniques in Literature: Ads
For this online lesson, students are introduced to various propaganda techniques that have been used by the media and political candidates. Students explore the propaganda and the effect it has on contemporary society.
iCivics
I Civics: Propaganda: What's the Message?
Learners will learn what propaganda is and how it uses different techniques to sway public opinion by looking at examples of advertisements and campaigns used by governments and private businesses.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? World War Ii Posters
In this lesson, students will analyze World War II posters. Students will first look at the posters as a whole group and will work independently. Students will to determing how the following terms differ: argument, persuasion and...
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Nazi Propaganda
[Free Registration/Login Required] Take a look at propaganda used to gain approval of the annexation of Austria to Germany during World War II through this lesson plan and presentation.
University of North Carolina
Nc Civic Education Consortium: Decoding World War Ii Propaganda [Pdf]
In this lesson, learners will define propaganda and study the various types of propaganda techniques. After viewing an assortment of World War II propaganda across different mediums, young scholars will create a piece of World War II...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Propaganda Fun
Students will learn various propaganda techniques and create commercials in cooperative learning groups.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Boogie Woogie With a B
Using a famous World War II propaganda song, students will explore alliteration by changing the lyrics to create a new version of the song. After discussing what alliteration is and why this particular song was used and enjoyed by the...
PBS
Pbs: Message Control (Lesson Plan About Propaganda)
A lesson that guides learners through an examination of various forms of propaganda and how propaganda is used to manipulate public opinion. Includes research into the history of propagandistic communications.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Germany's Sculptor
Hitler used art and images as propaganda during WWII. Students will use these primary sources to recognize the manipulation used by the Nazi regime. They will learn how to analyze and recognize the propaganda techniques used by...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Wwii on the Home Front: Civic Responsibility
Smithsonian Education presents a lesson covering the WWII's propaganda program which enforced the ideals of Civic Responsibility. Provides eight pages of poster examples, detailed background over the time period, and the goals of the...
Other
Pde: Sas: Identifying and Understanding Use of Testimonials in Advertising
In this lesson, 8th graders analyze and compare the propaganda techniques used in informational texts, with a particular focus on the use of testimonials. Includes links to recommended resources, scaffolding suggestions, and an...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Analyzing Famous Speeches as Arguments
This multi-session lesson features the opportunity to analyze a variety of famous speeches. Students will look carefully at tone, rhetoric, propaganda techniques, and historical context as they write an analysis paper....
Other
Laura Candler: Green Court Claims: Are Green Companies Really Green? [Pdf]
In this lesson, students investigate claims that companies make about their products and business practices they use to imply that they are environmentally friendly. Students work in groups to research the claim they chose and then...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Recognizing Propaganda: Loaded Language
Lesson plan designed for consumer health class, that is also useful for media literacy. Contains a link to an ad for an abdominal strengthening machine that provides the basis of the lesson. SL.9-10.2 eval & integrate sources
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: To Buy or Not to Buy
This lesson is designed to give students a hands-on experience in advertising a product. Students will learn the various advertising and propaganda techniques. Students will then work in groups to create a commercial advertising their...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: If I Read It, It Must Be True
Working in groups, students identify methods of propaganda and analyze television, magazine, and Internet ads. Groups then create their own ad using one of the identified methods.
TES Global
Tes: Animal Farm Scheme of Work
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides ten lessons connected to George Orwell's novella, Animal Farm. An assessment is included that is connected to this allegory and propaganda.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Whose Voice Guides Your Choice?
In this one-two week unit, middle schoolers explore the role media has in influencing public opinion. Students analyze advertising in print, video, and online formats. An optional visit to the Museum of Television and Radio via distance...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: This Business Called Learning: Advertising
After analyzing the techniques of propaganda in commercial advertising, students work in cooperative "business" groups to create an advertising campaign for a new product called Giggle Gum. Campaigns include a press release, slideshow...
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: International Conflict & the Media (Unit)
This curriculum guide broadly examines the relationships between the media and the military during wartime.
Other
Ithaca College: Project Look Sharp: Soviet History Through Posters
[Free Registration/Login Required] Multi-unit curriculum kit on the history of the Soviet Union told in five episodes using Soviet posters as source material. Coverage includes the birth of the Soviet Union, Stalin, the Great Patriotic...
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Poster Art From World War Ii
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) explores how words and posters waged a constant battle for the hearts and minds of the American citizenry during World War II.
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