Totalitarian Simulation
Mr. Tran
Get into your colored table.
 RED TABLE
 GREEN TABLE
 BLUE TABLE
 YELLOW TABLE
 PURPLE TABLE
 BLACK TABLE
Standard 11.7.2
 2. Trace Stalin’s rise to power in the Soviet Union and the
connection between economic policies, political policies, the
absence of a free press, and systematic violations of human
rights (e.g., the Terror Famine in Ukraine).
Anticipatory Set
Think/Pair/Share: What is
totalitarianism?
Examples include…
Objective
 Students will be able to understand what life
would be like under a totalitarian regime by
simulating it. Students will analyze their
understanding of the simulation by asking a
series of questions
If Super Mario was Propaganda
THE SIMULATION STARTS NOW.
Throughout the course of this
“simulation”, you will experience
what life will be like living in a
totalitarian state.
Assigned Role
Roles are ***SECRET***. DO
NOT SHOW ANYBODY YOUR
CARD.
I AM YOUR SUPREME LEADER.
I control everything you do. I am
the leader behind everything. You
must do everything I say during
the course of this activity to get
credit for the day.
ENVELOPES
 Examine the following pictures inside the envelope. Write
down with your colored team the answers to the following
questions:
1.
Who is this?
2.
What is my opinion of this person?
3.
What are these pictures examples of?
THE BEST ANSWERS WILL GET PRIZES.
WORK
 It is time to work. Winning team will get
amazing prizes from the Supreme Leader.
 THE ASSIGNMENT: Write a poem or song in
dedication of the Supreme Leader. Do it now
with your group.
ELECTIONS
It is now time to vote for a
new Supreme Leader. You
will each get a ballot and
place your vote accordingly
in secret.
The winner is…
SUPREME LEADER Tran has
been re-elected for the 5th
time.
TRAITORS
There is a traitor within your
group. Discuss for the next
five minutes you think it is.
Vote on who you think it is.
Secret Police
I would like the secret police in
each group to now escort the
traitor to me, where they will
stand trial for their crimes.
THE TRIAL
I will choose whether to sentence
people to
DEATH
The Gulag (permanent workcamps)
Back to their homes (innocent).
Student Engagement
 Answer these questions on a separate sheet of paper
 1. How does it feel living in a totalitarian state?
 2. Would things be as obvious to you if your opinions
were being controlled (through propaganda, etc.)?
 3. What did you learn from the activity?
 4. How did it feel voting in a rigged election and
choosing a traitor from your own group?
FINISH EARLY: Complete rest of Packet.