Language Objective: Join small group and whole class discussion about propaganda.
Essential Question: What is propaganda?
After SSR, we continued our discussion about the use of propaganda techniques. First, students activated prior knowledge as they identified various logos. Next, I used the image projector and we talked about several of the more interesting logos at length. For instance, a student pointed out the Toyota logo contains all the letters of the brand. Also, students were interested in the stories behind the logos of RCA, NBC, and Volkswagon. Finally, students formed pairs to begin creating examples of propaganda. This is a prelude to next week's student created commercials depicting the various methods of propaganda. The students will write, shoot, edit, and present their commercials to the class. The best will be shown here on our blog.Homework: SSR.
