1984 Project

1984​: Propaganda Poster Activity    

Instructions: ​Today you will create a piece of propaganda for our novel, ​1984, ​using a digital platform of  your choice.   

  What is propaganda?  Propaganda is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a  particular political cause or point of view.    

    Step 1:​ Choose one of the options below:    1. The Brotherhood- ​ Create a piece of propaganda for the brotherhood. Your work should focus on recruiting  party members to join the brotherhood in an attempt to take down Big Brother. This pamphlet will be in  secret circulation among party members.    2. The Perfect Party Member- ​Create a piece of propaganda to encourage people to be the perfect party  member for Big Brother. Include details that explain what a good party member should do/act like.    3. Junior Anti Sex League- ​Create a piece of propaganda for the party (Big Brother) encouraging girls to join  the Junior Anti-Sex League. Provide reasons to justify joining the League.     4. Your Choice/ Any Party Propaganda-​Create a piece of propaganda that relates to 1984. Choose the focus  for the propaganda. Are you encouraging the proles to rise up and take over? Are you encouraging Child  Heroes to turn their parents? Come up with your target group and aim for the propaganda.     Step 2: ​ Complete the planning organizer:   

I am creating a piece of  propaganda in order to convince  (say what the goal of your  propaganda is here) 

My target group who are  supposed to receive this piece of  propaganda include (Say who you  want to receive the propaganda)  

Two quotes from ​1984 ​that  support the goals of my  propaganda:   Don’t forget the page numbers  and MLA format. 

Your response:  Your response:  Quote 1:    Quote 2:     

     

  Step 3: ​Create your project  You can use ​Canva.com ​, ​Adobe Spark​, Google Drawing, Google Slides, ​Piktochart​, a hand created visual  (drawing, painting, etc.) or a digital platform of your choice to create your propaganda.     Requirements:  

- Include two quotes or references from the novel that support your topic. *You do not have to have the  direct quotes on your poster-just make sure they are included in the box above. Instead, you can  include a portion of your quotes or you can paraphrase information from the quote onto your  assignment. 

- Include at least one visual/image that support the ideas in your piece.   - Proofread; include slogans and details that clearly demonstrate what your propaganda is attempting 

to convince the people of Oceania to do or believe. Appeal to pathos (emotions) by using bold  statements, exaggerated claims, etc. 

  When finished with your piece of propaganda, make sure you have your share settings open to public and link your  project​ here ​so that I can access it.