Propaganda+Posters

Today's assignment can be found on the link below. The page will ask you questions on propaganda posters used in World War I. Propaganda is the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person. In our case, we are discussing propaganda used to get citizens of the United States to join the war effort in 1917. After clicking on the link below, there are some general questions about propaganda and then a more more in depth writing prompts. After answering the questions, you are asked to look through a collection of over 400 propaganda posters used during World War I. You must pick 3 different posters, 2 created in the U.S., and 1 created elsewhere. Explain in detail what the poster was trying to accomplish and what images or words the artist used to reach the goal. When you finish, you may go to any of the sites listed on the "Helpful Sites" page.

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