This lesson is intended to teach students how to differentiate between ten different propaganda techniques:
Bandwagon
Repetition
Transfer
Testimonial
Exigency
Glittering Generality
Card-Stacking
Innuendo
Snob Appeal
Just Plain Folks
This is useful instruction in most Social Studies and we use it with current events and a review of political speeches like the State of the Union address.
Subject Areas: Social Sciences, History, Humanities, Government
Materials Required: Advertisements (easily found on YouTube) are the suggested main data set, but historical posters would work, too. Optional – whiteboard or display for posting prompts, copies of provided handout