Monday, March 14, 2016

Biography Project Deadline; Introduction to Propaganda

EQ: Can I complete my biography project? If I am done: What is propaganda, and what are some examples of it from the media, film, tv.?


Please complete your biography project articles by the end of class today. Use the time to write in the lab and complete your work. I can extend the photography portion of your project to Wednesday (next class).
Before you turn in your work, please check the instructions and proofread (see posts below for details). Turn in printed work in the in-box, as usual.


If you finish early, take a look at these cartoons, and ask: What is the idea or statement being spread? How might the message help a specific cause? What biases are inherent in the message?:
And:
Propaganda is the idea or statement (often false or exaggerated/hyperbole...) that are spread culturally in order to help a cause, a political leader or party, a government, or any established institution.

TASK: (watch the films/clips above and try to answer the questions in your journal/notebook. We will discuss them next class as a group). Read the article: "Why It's So Hard to Stop ISIS Propaganda" by Simon Cottee.

Check this website and read about propaganda: United States Holocaust Museum.

HOMEWORK: After viewing the videos above, read the article from the Atlantic and research the United States Holocaust Museum at the link (if you have trouble viewing the site, please check from home--or make sure you're not using Crome). To turn in:

  • Summarize in a paragraph or two the Atlantic article by Simon Cottee: "Why Its So Hard to Stop ISIS Propaganda"
  • How might narrative messages be used as a tool? 
  • Define the concept and history of propaganda?
  • Give an example of propaganda that you have witnessed or experienced.
Hand in your homework next class along with your Photographic Series.

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