Propaganda Project
Background Info:
Advertisements are very special tools used by people to make others
want to buy something. They usually have:
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lots of pictures about the topic
information about the product (title, author, characters, etc.)
In this case, the product you will be advertising is your favorite book.
Your job is to design an advertisement that might make other people
want to read this spectacular book that you have chosen. Within your
advertisement, you need to use one of the propaganda techniques.
Directions: (Read through all directions before starting!)
1. Begin by brainstorming a list of important details from the book.
List these details on a page in your reading notebook. Be thinking
about main characters, setting, important features or symbols, and
themes.
2. Look at your list and decide which details can either be illustrated
(drawn) or written on your advertisement. You should have at least 5
details about the book ready for your poster.
(For example: For the book Holes: Camp Green Lake was a big part of
the book, so I might want to draw Camp Green Lake on my poster. I
could include holes everywhere, the cabin with 2 trees around it, and a
cluster of tents - that's 4 details)
3. Use a PENCIL to draw a sketch of your advertisement. You can do a
collage or drawing. You can use words, or just use the title. Just
remember, this advertisement is supposed the make someone want to
read your book.
4. Use markers, crayons, or colored pencils to begin coloring your
advertisement.
5. Sign your name on the BOTTOM, RIGHT CORNER of your poster.
Rubric:
Check the rubric to see if you've met all of the goals.
Congratulations, you're ready for the advertising world!
Advertisement Grade:
Great
Effort
Information
(What is the ad
for?)
Pictures
(Are they all
relevant?)
Appearance
(Is there too
much?)
Grammar
(Capitalization,
punctuation,
spelling)
Propaganda
Technique
Satisfactory
Needs
Improvement
Both the title
and author are
found in the ad.
Either the title or author
is missing from the ad.
Neither the title or
author is found in the ad.
All pictures
relate to the
book.
The ad is easy to
read and has
few distractions.
Most pictures relate to
the book.
Few pictures relate to
the book.
The ad has some
distractions that are
confusing to reader.
The ad has many
distractions that are
confusing to reader.
There are few
grammar
mistakes.
There are some grammar
mistakes, but they don't
confuse the reader.
There are many grammar
mistakes that confuse
the reader.
One of the
propaganda
techniques were
used in the ad.
No propaganda techniques
were used in the ad.