Professional+Development+Lesson+Plan

Professional Development Lesson Plan - 6/12/12


 * Granville Central Lesson Plan **


 * Topic **: Propaganda


 * Objective **: SWBAT understand the characteristics of propaganda by analyzing its different forms and assessing its effectiveness by defining propaganda in their own words, viewing samples while comparing and contrasting these via class discussion, and creating their own example of propaganda.


 * Process: **

1. Show a propaganda video clip. Students will create a circle map to brainstorm what their idea of propaganda is. Class will work with teacher to create a unified definition for propaganda.

[|Example 1]

2. Students receive a worksheet with three current issues. They will be instructed to write their opinions on each of these topics. Teacher will show three propaganda commercials concerning those issues. Students will explain on the worksheet if the video changed their view, made them feel more sure of their opinion, or was ineffective. Students will also be required to explain why the video was effective or ineffective in reaching its goal.

[|Abortion]

[|Cigarettes]

[|Presidential Election 2012]

3. Students will be split into groups of seven based on the seven types of propaganda. Each group will be given examples of their type of propaganda. Once they become 'experts' in their type of propaganda, they will be put into new groups of seven or more (depending on class size). In these groups, students will explain to each other the definitions and examples of each propaganda type.

Type 1 - [|Fear]

Type 2 - Bandwagon

Type 3 - Glittering Generalities

Type 4 - Just Plain Folks

Type 5 - Symbol and Transfer

Type 6 - Card Stacking

Type 7 - Testimonial

4. From the information and examples used previously in the lesson, students will create their own propaganda. They will be given several choices of how to do this. Each example must also include which type of propaganda they used (and why it can be identified as that type) and an explanation of why their propaganda will be effective.


 * Assessment: **

1. Circle Chart

2. Worksheet on issues and opinions/effectiveness of propaganda

3. Propaganda type chart

4. Propaganda poster, pamphlet, video, or skit