Propaganda Poster

Linguistic*Interpersonal*Intrapersonal*Spatial

Directions: Follow the steps below.

1. Choose a writer, reader, drawer, taskmaster and timekeeper. The

writer will write down the names below as well as any words used in
the propaganda poster. The reader will read this paper to the group
aloud. The drawer will draw the propaganda poster. The taskmaster
will keep the group from getting distracted. The timekeeper will keep
track of how much time the group has left to finish the assignment.
Write each of your names below. (2 minutes)

Writer: _____________________________________________

Reader: _____________________________________________

Drawer: ____________________________________________

Taskmaster: _________________________________________

Timekeeper: _________________________________________

2. Read the rubric so that you know how you will be graded. (4 minutes)
3. The goal of a propaganda poster from the government is to make the
public believe something or do something that the government wants
them to do. It can show an enemy in a harsh manner or tug at your
heart strings to make the public sympathetic to a cause. (1 minute)
4. For example, if the task was to make a propaganda poster that was
pro-environment, the poster might look like the following because it
encourages you to recycle. (2 minutes)

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 5. Create a propaganda poster that represents the information below.
Check off the information as it is used. (30 minutes)

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

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 RUBRIC 8 6 4 2 0
Content Product fully Product Product Product Product
relates to the relates to most relates to part
relates to part doesn’t
content and of the content of the content
of the content relate to
shows and shows and shows but doesn’t the content
understanding understanding understanding
show
of the content of that content of that content
understandin
g of that
content
4 3 2 1 0
Drawing Drawing is Drawing is Drawing is Drawing is There is
detailed somewhat not detailed or messy or not enough
attractive and detailed, attractive or without detail of a
relates to the attractive and does not relate and does not drawing to
content of the relates to the to the content relate to the grade
page content of the of the page content of the
page page
Use of Use of Attempts to Attempted the Attempted to No
Propaganda persuasion is use persuasion use of use persuasion
evident and and the persuasion but persuasion or
shows the information is the but it was viewpoint
information in shown to be information is done is evident
a positive or positive or seen in both a incorrectly
negative light negative positive and
negative light
Spelling and Perfect A couple of Several Due to the There is no
Grammar spelling and spelling or spelling or amount of writing on
grammar grammar grammar spelling or the poster
mistakes mistakes grammar
mistakes, the
product is
illegible
Grade /20

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