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ANNE FRANK/HOLOCAUST UNIT! ! ! STATE OF DECEPTION: PROPAGANDA ANALYSIS! MRS. HIGGINS ~ 8TH GRADE! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Name: _____________________! Date: ______________________! Class color: ____________________! Directions: After examining the propaganda item you are assigned, complete the information below. The pdf version of the propaganda items is on my Teacher Page in the Anne Frank/Holocaust Unit.! Propaganda Item #____________ ! ! Definition of Propaganda: __________________________________________________________________________! __________________________________________________________________________________________________! __________________________________________________________________________________________________! ! Propaganda Techniques! ASSERTION: enthusiastic or energetic statement presented as fact, but not necessarily true; the statement should be accepted without question! ! BANDWAGON: an appeal to follow the crowd, to join in because others are doing so well; because so many people have joined, victory is inevitable and defeat impossible! ! CARD STACKING: selective omission which involves only presenting information that is positive to an idea or proposal and omitting information contrary to it! ! GLITTERING GENERALITIES: words that have different positive meanings for individual subjects, but are linked to highly valued concepts (honor, glory, love of country); they demand approval without thinking since such an important concept is involved! ! LESSER OF TWO EVILS: tries to convince audience of an idea or proposal by presenting it as the least offensive option; used to convince people to make sacrifices; adds blame on an enemy country or political group! ! NAME CALLING: use of derogatory language that carries a negative connotation when describing an enemy; labels the target as something that the public dislikes! ! PINPOINTING THE ENEMY: simplifies a complex situation by presenting one specific group or person as the enemy; clear-cut right and wrong! ! PLAIN FOLKS: convinces the public that his/her views reflect those of the common person and they are working for the benefit of the common person! ! SIMPLIFICATION (STEREOTYPING): reduces a complex situation to a clear-cut choice involving good and evil; useful in swaying uneducated audiences! ! TRANSFER: used in politics and during wartime; often used to transfer negative feelings for one object to another; transferring blame or bad feelings from one politician to another of his/her friends or party members! ! 1. List the main images and/or dates shown in this piece of propaganda: ! __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________! 2. Who is “included” in this piece? What images/text in the piece prove this?! __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________! 3. Who is “excluded” in this piece? What images/text in the piece prove this?! __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________! 4. What propaganda technique is used in this piece of propaganda? Defend your answer with evidence from the propaganda piece itself. ! __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________! 5. Into which time period/category does this piece of propaganda fall? Check the box next to the time period/category and defend your answer with evidence from the propaganda piece itself. ! 1919-1933: Propaganda for Votes and Power: ____________________________________________________! ____________________________________________________________________________________________! ! 1933-1939: Power and Persuasion in the Racial State: ____________________________________________! ____________________________________________________________________________________________! ! 1939-1945: Propaganda for War and Mass Murder: _______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________! ! 1945-Present: Propaganda on Trial: ____________________________________________________________! ____________________________________________________________________________________________! ! 6. Based on your analysis, what do you believe is the message sent by this piece of propaganda?! __________________________________________________________________________________________________! __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________!