PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES
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Task 1:
Use magazine ads to locate an example of each propaganda technique .
In cooperative groups, create a collage about the propaganda techniques. Identify the techniques used in the ads.

Enrichment: Design a new product. Create an advertisement or commercial to persuade consumers to purchase the product.
Your advertisement should:

• Target a specific audience and
• Use at least three propaganda techniques.

These techniques should:

• grab your attention and hold it
• give new information
• demonstrate why the product is perfect for you
• persuade you to purchase the product

Task 2:

Examine advertising found on two of your favorite websites.
Identify the target audience and the propaganda techniques used by the advertiser. How was the advertiser successful? How could the advertiser(s) improve the advertisement(s)?

In the letter suggest ways the advertiser could improve the advertisement.

Enrichment: Suppose you are a student member of the school Technology Committee. The committee has been asked to present the pros and cons of internet advertising to the PTA.

Write a paragraph to explain your position either pro or con. Be sure to use what you know about propaganda techniques and target audiences to support your position.

Created by Debbie Ray last Update August 1999