HOMEWORK

1. Complete WWI HW #3 = checked tomorrow!

BRING PENCILS AND COLORED PENCILS TOMORROW!

Homefront Matching Review

1. Committee on Public Information

2. Selective Service Act

3. Food Administration

4. War Industries Board

5. War Bonds

6. National War Labor Board

A. Settled labor disputes; allowed workers to unionize

B. Asked Americans to conserve food and plant victory gardens

C. Americans “loaned” the government money

D. Purpose was to “sell” the war through propaganda

E. Created a draft to get soldiers for the war

F. Regulated resources and production of war goods

D

E

B

F

C

A

LEARNING TARGETS

1. Define propaganda and describe effective propaganda.

1. Analyze propaganda.

1. Create your own piece of WWI propaganda which includes historical details.

• designed to influence our opinions, emotions, attitudes and actions• formats: poster, ad, song, movie, etc.

PROPAGANDA

1. Fear

PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES

1. Fear

Use color, symbolismand actions to sell!

2. Name Calling

(negative names or

adjectives)

PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES

3. Glittering

Generality

(Good adjectives/

names)

PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES

4. Bandwagon

(“everyone

else is doing

it so you

should” )(everyone’s

doing it)

PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES

5. Plain Folks

Appeal

(uses “you,”

“we,” “us,”

“our”) ( “of the people”,

uses “you”)

PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES

6. Patriotism

PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES

7. Testimonial

(famous

endorsement)

PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES

1. a goal2. technique(s)3. images4. words in a slogan

All work parts work together!

PROPAGANDA INCLUDES:

PROPAGANDA GROUP

PRESENTATION

1. Study your group’s assigned propaganda for: Goal for the viewer Stand out images Slogan Propaganda Techniques

2. Present your propaganda to the class using the PowerPoint image of your poster.

3. Include all group members in the presentation.

It is 1917. You work for the Committee on Public Information, CPI, and need to convince the American public to support U.S. involvement in WWI. Create a piece of propaganda that encourages American support of the war.

ASSIGNMENT

1. Reasons for the U.S. to be in the war

2. Reasons to blame the Central Powers

3. How to help the war effort (war bonds, joining, food)

4. What happens if the U.S. doesn’t support the Allies

POSSIBLE TOPICS

This is worth 10 points!

REQUIREMENTS

1. Has specific goal for viewer

2. Uses propaganda techniques or appeals

3. Uses images or symbols effectively

4. Uses a slogan (words)

5. Is professional in appearance.

NOTE: This mini-project is worth 8 points!

PROPAGANDA RUBRIC

Germany

Austria Hungary

Ottoman Empire

GERMAN SOLDIERS AMERICAN “DOUGHBOYS”

TRENCH SCENE WITH PLANES

NICKNAMES FOR GERMANS•Huns•Hienies•Fritz•Krauts

NICKNAMES FOR AMERICANS• Yanks• Doughboys• Johnnies

NICKNAMES FOR ALLIES:•Tommies, Brits (British)•Frenchies (French)

WWI GAS MASK

THE PLAN

1. Complete the “Ideas Preparation” on the worksheet.

2. Check your ideas with me.

3. Begin to create propaganda. Do NOT forget the WWI image

resources in the folder to help you!REMEMBER IT IS DUE ON MONDAY!