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MAS Grade 8 World War II Propaganda Project 

Propaganda is all around us. Every day you flick on the television or surf the internet, you are bombarded with all types of messages. Many of these messages seek to sell you things like iPods, laptop computers, and Air Jordan tennis shoes. Other messages attempt to sell you "ideas" or make you believe something.

So, as we welcome you to explore the ideas behind the messages in cartoons and posters during World War II, ask yourself, "What do you believe?"

Let's begin things with a cartoon from World War II. When you finish, head over to the Example page to look at a student work sample of how to analyze propaganda. **Watch the **[|Cartoon]

After watching the cartoon and looking at the student work sample, you are ready to analyze a piece of propaganda for yourself. You will be analyzing the image on the right. It is the drawing called, "Waste Helps the Enemy."

Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda?

= = = = Steps to Analyze "Waste Helps the Enemy"
 * [[image:Hiter_1.jpg width="271" height="360"]] || [[image:waste_Hitler.jpg width="270" height="368"]] ||

Step 1: Take a good look at the image.

Step 2: Please open this link [|Thinkfinity Poster Sheet] in a separate tab. You can do this by right clicking the link with your mouse and selecting open in a new tab.

Step 3: Click on the tab. You will see a page titled "Analyzing a World War II poster. Please select the number 2 on the page. It is called Purpose, Audience, and Author. Type in your responses for questions 1-7 on that page.

Step 4: Then click next step. You will be taken to a page called Evidence, Support, and Outcomes. Type in your responses for questions 1-5.

Step 5: Then click next step. You will be taken to a page called Overall Impressions and Conclusions. Type in your responses for questions 1-2. Then click finish.

Step 6: A screen will pop up asking you to print. Type your name in the box. Then click print.

Step 7: A new page will open with all of your completed questions. Highlight the entire page by clicking on Edit and select all.

Step 8: Then click Edit and Copy. Then go to your own page. It is the page with your name on it under the home page.

Step 9: Find the Edit button at the top right of the screen for your page and click it. Then paste your questions on your page by right clicking your mouse and selecting paste. Now, your analysis questions for the propaganda are on your page.

Step 10: Your last step is to add a comment to the discussion board about propaganda. Please click on the discussion tab and then answer the discussion question.


 * The following link [|argument, persuasion] will take you to a chart labeled Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda. Click on it to check out ways to identiify argument, persuasion, and propaganda. **