Procedures: - Examine German response to Lusitania and review of British propaganda Day Four techniques. Discuss the strategies of propaganda in the 21st century through examining “new” posters of Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden. Collect homework and start with brief discussion about the German response to the sinking of Lusitania, based on reading on activity. Discuss how British used yesterday’s propaganda prior to Lusitania incident. Show PowerPoint slides reviewing German response, giving examples of German propaganda and describing British techniques prior to Lusitania (10-15 minutes; slides 21-27). Transition into discussion of present day propaganda by showing clip of President State of the Union address, coining the of . George W. Bush’s 2002 phrase “Axis Evil” Ask class if they think there are any similarities or common themes in the President’s speech that might be considered use of propaganda to promote a certain point of view. Remind them of the goals and techniques of propaganda discussed in the beginning of the week (5-7 minutes). After a brief discussion divide the class in half. Show PowerPoint slide (slide 28) with picture of poster and the poster. Half of the class “Demon Saddam” “Osama Wants You” with work with their seat partners to complete a propaganda analysis form on the Saddam poster, and the other half will complete their form on the Osama poster. After about 5-10 minutes the class will discuss their analysis and record answers on the board.
Procedures: Day Four - Examine German response to Lusitania and review of British propaganda techniques. Discuss the “new” strategies of propaganda in the 21st century through examining posters of Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden. Collect homework and start with brief discussion about the German response to the sinking of Lusitania, based on reading on yesterday’s activity. Discuss how British used propaganda prior to Lusitania incident. Show PowerPoint slides reviewing German response, giving examples of German propaganda and describing British techniques prior to Lusitania (10-15 minutes; slides 21-27). Transition into discussion of present day propaganda by showing clip of President George W. Bush’s 2002 State of the Union address, coining the phrase “Axis of Evil” . Ask class if they think there are any similarities or common themes in the President’s speech that might be considered use of propaganda to promote a certain point of view. Remind them of the goals and techniques of propaganda discussed in the beginning of the week (5-7 minutes). After a brief discussion divide the class in half. Show PowerPoint slide (slide 28) with picture of “Demon Saddam” poster and the “Osama Wants You” poster. Half of the class with work with their seat partners to complete a propaganda analysis form on the Saddam poster, and the other half will complete their form on the Osama poster. After about 5-10 minutes the class will discuss their analysis and record answers on the board.
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