Values Project
The Propaganda Project
Subject: History
Year group: 9
Keywords:
Propaganda, Truths, Lies, Distortion |
Resources:
Video podcast and Nazi attitudes to the Jews propaganda poster |
Values:
Valuing others, Truth |
Teaching and Learning Styles:
Video, group discussion, class discussion, guided research, project work. |
| Context in which the lesson is set |
Establishment of the Nazi party
in Germany in the 1930's following the failure of the Weimar Republic and
attaches a democracy by the Nazi S-a (storm troopers). Hitler's regime. Nazi
attitude to women and men, and other races. |
| What the lesson is about |
How propaganda was used by the
Nazi's in the 1930's. |
| Expected outcomes |
An understanding of the values
of propaganda, the value of it and how its works, even if it is "truthful". |
| Details of Teacher and Pupil Activities |
Propaganda picture of ideal Nazi
family issued to class in groups. The picture is analysed by the groups in
terms of what the Nazi's are trying to say through the picture. Teacher then
defines the meaning of the work propaganda, after teacher led class
discussion.
A picture of Hitler and a child (from textbook) is presented. The
question is asked "what are they trying to make us think?" Video on "The
Nazi's at 1936 Olympic games" and "Nazi attitudes to Jesus".
Project on propaganda - using textbooks and page reference from teacher,
they built up a file of propaganda posters.
a) drawing a section of poster b) description of key elements of poster
c) What is it trying to make us think?
Talk most about the emotions which propaganda is intended to invoke.
Pupils produce a poster of their own. |
| Extension Work |
None |
|
A video
podcast of
Hitler's Olympics
Propaganda links
Further
propaganda lessons
 |
