Download Faction Propaganda Project

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Faction Propaganda Project
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Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or
position by presenting only one side of an argument. Propaganda is usually repeated and dispersed over a wide variety
of media in order to create the chosen result in audience attitudes.
As opposed to impartially providing information, propaganda, in its most basic sense, presents information primarily to
influence an audience. Propaganda often presents facts selectively (thus possibly lying by omission), or uses loaded
messages to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information presented. The desired result is a
change of the attitude toward the subject in the target audience to further a political or religious agenda.
Propaganda Posters
Propaganda posters use images, slogans, symbols, and text to persuade people towards a specific action or belief.
The images and words used in propaganda posters appeal to innate human feelings including pride, patriotism, guilt,
shame, honor, and loyalty.
Your Tasks
You work for one of the Factions producing propaganda to persuade 16-year-olds to choose your Faction. For your next
assignment, you must...
1. Create a propaganda poster designed to persuade people to choose one of the five factions.
2. Write a DETAILED ELABORATED paragraph explaining what makes your poster persuasive. Which feelings did you
appeal to: guilt, pride, honor, patriotism, shame, etc.? How did you appeal to these feelings? Final paragraph
must be typed following MLA guidelines (12 pt. font, double-spaced, etc.).