Teacher

Stacy Jones
Candidate:
Grade/Subject:
12/U.S. Government
Lesson Content:
Propaganda: Whats the Message?
SNC Supervisor:
Michael Lauletta

Materials, including technology:

Lead Teacher: Don Johnson

District:
Bishop Manogue
School:
Bishop Manogue
Time Allotted: 55 minutes

Student worksheets, Gallery Walk copies

Standards:

D.2.Civ.14.9-12; D.2.His.5.9-12


Objective: high cognitive demand for diverse learners

Differentiate among forms of persuasive media

Identify bias, propaganda, and symbolism in media

Identify forms of propaganda in use

Cognitive Level (DOK or

Blooms)

DOK 2


DOK1



DOK 1

Connections to past learning or experience, building background

Anticipate by asking students how they might try to convince someone to do something.

Essential Vocabulary

Definitions

Propaganda

The media uses carefully-crafted messages to manipulate

peoples actions and beliefs.

Bias

One-sided, messages designed to appeal to peoples emotions

instead of their judgment and reasoning.

Endorse

Officially supporting a product or idea

Bandwagon

Create the impression that there is widespread support for a

thing or idea.




Strategy for teaching new vocabulary:

Review and clarify words if needed.

Sequence and Scope of Instruction (include
instructional strategies, questions, opportunities for
meaning making through discourse and other
engagement strategies, formative assessments,
opportunities for metacognition, grouping,
differentiation and transitions)

Instructional Strategy

Estimated
time

- State objectives

Teacher introduce

5 mins.

- Watch Disneys 1943 Donald Duck in Der Fuehrers

Face, World War II propaganda video

Group Activity

10 mins.

Group Discourse

10 mins.

Metacognition, Formative

20-25

mins.

- Pass out reading and activity packets to students.
Start group read aloud, answer questions, and clarify
terms along the way as needed.

- Students will spend 3-5 minutes at each station and
complete the Galley Walk pages in their packet.

- Review the answers to the stations.

- Closure: Ask students to think of all the places these
propaganda techniques can be found.

Metacognition


Metacognition

10 mins.


5 mins