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Analysing persuasive text

Lesson Plan

1. Starter: Propaganda - Duration 5-10 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Revise the purpose of writing to persuade.
  • Discuss what students think propaganda means and explain how it was used during the World Wars.
  • Recap the purpose of writing to persuade.
  • Understand what is meant by propaganda.
  • Slide

Teacher Notes: 1. Starter: PropagandaTeacher Notes: 1. Starter: Propaganda

2. Authors' intentions - Duration 10-15 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Explain that an understanding of the author's intended perceptions and emotional reactions is required to analyse persuasive techniques.
  • Complete Student 1 to brainstorm intended emotional reactions for allies and enemies.
  • Practice brainstorming ideas on a given topic.
  • Recap persuasive techniques.
  • Student Worksheet 1
  • Slides

Teacher Notes: 2. Authors' intentionsTeacher Notes: 2. Authors' intentions

3. Print propaganda - Duration 15-20 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Revise persuasive language devices.
  • Complete Student Worksheet 2 to identify the authors' intentions and persuasive techniques used in a range of print propaganda from the World Wars.
  • Revise persuasive techniques.
  • Learn how propaganda is used in print.
  • Practice ability to identify language techniques designed to support a purpose.
  • Student Worksheet 2
  • Slides

Teacher Notes: 3. Print propagandaTeacher Notes: 3. Print propaganda

4. Moving image - Duration 5-15 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Explain that propaganda is also used through moving image.
  • Select and play video examples of propaganda from the World Wars.
  • Explain issues of 'selection' and 'compression'.
  • Understand how persuasive techniques are applied to moving image.
  • Video: Special Invasion (7 mins)
  • Video: Salvage with a smile (7 mins)
  • Video: Hitler assumes command (3 mins)
  • Slides

Teacher Notes: 4. Moving imageTeacher Notes: 4. Moving image

5. Written analysis - Duration 20-30 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Students write an analysis of propaganda materials. Print propaganda is assigned to lower ability students and moving image to higher ability students.
  • Students plan and write an analysis that answers the following questions:
    • What are the intended (emotional/intellectual) effects of the propaganda example materials?
    • Explain the devices being employed to achieve these effects?
    • Evaluate their effectiveness against their intended purpose. How well are they achieving their desired goals?
  • Practice close reading and scanning to obtain relevant pieces of information from sources.
  • Practice applying text planning skills.
  • Practice writing under timed conditions using information from prior planning and research.
  • Student Worksheet 3
  • Video: London can take it (9 mins)
  • Slide

Teacher Notes: 5. Written analysisTeacher Notes: 5. Written analysis

6. Plenary: Peer assessment - Duration 5-10 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

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  • Students evaluate their peers' work against a marking scheme.
  • Students set 3 targets for their peer to improve their analysis next time.
  • Develop knowledge of assessment criteria by evaluating work against mark schemes.
  • Develop ability to set formative assessment targets.
  • Mark schemes

Teacher Notes: 6. Plenary: Peer assessmentTeacher Notes: 6. Plenary: Peer assessment

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