Download Propaganda Poster Analysis Worksheet

Propaganda Poster Analysis Worksheet
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze primary source posters and examine the role of
propaganda during World War I.
Directions: Go to this link: http://delbartonthinks.blogspot.com/2009/04/expression-of-propaganda-inwwi.html
1. Read the information regarding propaganda during WWI. According to the first paragraph, what
was the goal of propaganda?
2.
How did propaganda keep men from avoiding the war?
Click on each of the two posters on the left and analyze them.
3. Click on the poster entitled “Roll of Honour”? What is the goal of this poster?
What techniques are used to accomplish this goal?
4. Click on the psoter entitled “Each Recruit Mean Peace Today”? What is the goal of this poster?
What techniques are used to accomplish this goal?
5. According to the reading, what was the role of women during World War 1?
Next go to this link: http://www.ww1propaganda.com/
Browse through the posters and pick 3 different posters, each with a different theme, to analyze.
Poster 1
1. Title of Poster:
2.
What is the primary goal of this poster?
3. What techniques were used to reach this goal? Provide a specific example that illustrates each technique used.
Many posters use more than one technique.
Strategy: ____________________________
Example: _________________________
Strategy: ____________________________
Example: _________________________
Strategy: ____________________________
Example: _________________________
4.
Are the messages in the poster primarily visual, verbal, or both?
5. Who authored the message?
6.
Who is the intended audience for the poster?
7. Is the author attempting to elicit a behavior or belief? Explain.
8. Does this message attempt to manipulate with emotion, reason or both?
9. The most effective posters use symbols that are unusual, simple, and direct. Is this an effective poster?
Why, or why not?
Poster 2
1. Title of Poster:
2.
What is the primary goal of this poster?
3. What techniques were used to reach this goal? Provide a specific example that illustrates each technique used.
Many posters use more than one technique.
Strategy: ____________________________
Example: _________________________
Strategy: ____________________________
Example: _________________________
Strategy: ____________________________
Example: _________________________
3.
Are the messages in the poster primarily visual, verbal, or both?
4. Who authored the message?
5. Who is the intended audience for the poster?
6. Is the author attempting to elicit a behavior or belief? Explain.
7. Does this message attempt to manipulate with emotion, reason or both?
8. The most effective posters use symbols that are unusual, simple, and direct. Is this an effective poster?
Why, or why not?
Poster 1
1.
2.
Title of Poster:
What is the primary goal of this poster?
3. What techniques were used to reach this goal? Provide a specific example that illustrates each technique used.
Many posters use more than one technique.
Strategy: ____________________________
Example: _________________________
Strategy: ____________________________
Example: _________________________
Strategy: ____________________________
Example: _________________________
3.
Are the messages in the poster primarily visual, verbal, or both?
4. Who authored the message?
5.
Who is the intended audience for the poster?
6. Is the author attempting to elicit a behavior or belief? Explain.
7. Does this message attempt to manipulate with emotion, reason or both?
8. The most effective posters use symbols that are unusual, simple, and direct. Is this an effective poster? Why,
or why not?
Last, in the space below, using the techniques of propaganda, create a propaganda poster of a modern issue facing
our school, community, or country today.