Introduction
You will be reading either Night by Elie Wiesel or Maus I by Art Spiegelman. While reading these novels in class, we will use the web to find historical videos, documents or artifacts that will give us background of reasoning that lead to the events in the two books. This will help us gain a deeper understanding of the novel, the time period, and the authors. We will specifically look at how propaganda techniques were used for the Nazi's purpose of singling out the Jewish people.
Task
Through this project you will discover what propaganda is and how it can be used.
Your tasks are the following:
1. Discover propaganda- you will need to find a sturdy definition and study the different techniques, you may use Word to document your notes, research the techniques: bandwagon, plain folks, scapegoating, name calling, and transfer.
2. Pick one technique of propaganda- you will choose one of the five techniques of propaganda discussed and find primary sources for each one
*This could be pictures, photographs, speeches, videos etc.
*It must be from the 1930-1940s time frame studied
3. Using your chosen technique- after you find your articles of propaganda, you will write an essay on how the techniques used in your found examples could have been used to ignite the events that the characters were subjected to in Night and Maus I
4. 5 minute presentation- you will make a 5 minute presentation on your selected technique of propaganda, the articles you found, and your own conclusion/thoughts about the book you selected and the time period
Process
1. Create a word document:
Inside you should have a chart that looks like this and fill it out accordingly
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Definition of propaganda: |
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Technique |
Definition/examples |
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Name-calling |
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Transfer |
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Scapegoating |
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Bandwagon |
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Plain folks |
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2. CHOOSE ONE TECHNIQUE OF PROPAGANDA and use the following websites to research the different ways they were used and different examples:
Websites
http://www.uvm.edu/~jleonard/AGRI183/propoaganda.html
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005202
http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007677
http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goebbels/peopleevents/e_propaganda.html
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_intro.html
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/6-world-war-ii-propaganda-broadcasters
YouTube- for finding time period videos, please see me for approval of the video
Any other resource must be approved by me!
3. Write an essay from this topic: How were specific propaganda techniques used to foster the political aims of the Nazis in Germany before and during World War II and the Holocaust?
4. Create a 5 minute presentation with the following requirements:
-Must be 5 minutes long
-Must have a visual aid
-You must state the book you chose and the propaganda technique you chose
-You must present your data
-Give your opinion on the book and how the artifacts you found were used to push an agenda
-Concluding, debrief your thoughts on the chosen book, what you found, the time period, etc.
Evaluation
Nazi Propaganda WebQuest Rubric
Part one: Research ____/25
Student completed the WebQuest components in a timely manner (5)
Student completed propaganda chart (10)
Student found adequate, correct examples (10)
Part two: Essay ____/50
Strong thesis statement that answers topic (5)
Has a strong argument that alludes to examples and research (20)
Connects the topic to the chosen book (15)
Essay format and congruency (5)
Grammar, spelling, punctuation (5)
Part Three: Presentation ____/25
Five minutes in time (5)
All parts are presented (17)
Propaganda technique examples (5)
Uses of the examples in the time period (5)
Connection to the book read (5)
Person debrief (2)
Overall visual of the presentation (3)
Conclusion
Presentations!!
