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• Please get into your groups from yesterday.
• Please get out something to write with.
Propaganda Poster Analysis
Activity
• In your groups, you will analyze propaganda
posters from WWI.
• You will discuss and answer the following questions
for each poster.
1. Who is the intended audience of this poster?
2. a) What feelings is this poster trying to evoke in the
audience?
b) How is this poster evoking those feelings? (examine
the colors used, words, images)
3. How does this poster support the war effort? (What
does the government want the audience to do?)
Create your own!
• Now it’s time to create your own World War I propaganda poster!
• Base your poster on one of the following uses of propaganda:
– To justify their involvement in the war to their population
– To raise money to fund the military through liberty/war bonds
– To encourage soldiers to enlist in the forces
– To encourage people to conserve resources on the home front
– To encourage people to “do their bit” on the home front
• Be creative!
– Example: think of a catchy slogan, play on words, creative picture...
• This is worth 25 points and is due Wednesday January 22nd