Do the Propaganda!

How trained is your eye?  Can you sniff out poor reasoning?  Can you hear the dog whistle appeals embedded in careful word choice?  Detecting modes of political propaganda is a skill that requires you to be aware of every possible front of persuasion.  This project is your visual guide to counter-act political persuasion.
Your source material for analysis can only come from current candidate websites, supporter websites, and newspaper editorials.  You will scour through various propaganda and expose both the visual and written persuasion. A photograph may be so loaded that you comment upon several of its characteristics. Each observation must be unique from each.  For example an observation that explains how the flag is a transfer device for patriotism can not be used twice.  There is plenty to find!

1. Photobombs- Through political photography, find examples of how the candidate is targeting specific political themes (5) (job creation, education, security, etc).  You must also comment upon the visual strategies that help persuade for the candidate (camera angle, lighting, positioning, obvious "photoshopping".
2.  Persuaders -VALS (3) Basic Appeals (3) Branding techniques of building community (3)
3. Propaganda in you eye and ear - Propaganda Techniques(4)/Rhetorical Devices-(4)

For the A!    Proper identification of logical fallacies and explanation of faulty reasoning (3).  Hint: Discussion boards are radioactive platinum for this!

Tribune Election Center     Illinois Senate Alexi Giannoulias  Mark Kirk 
                                         Illinois Governor- Bill Brady   Pat Quinn
                                         14th District-        Bill Foster   Randy Hultgren

Fierce Senate races- Christine O'Donnell vs. Chris Coons  Delaware
                                Joe Miller vs. Scott McAdams vs. Lisa Murkowski Alaska
                                Rand Paul vs. Jack Conway
                              

Votesmart for more candidates if you wish!

Publishing Options/ Format Requirements
Perhaps the easiest way to archive your visual evidence will be to use the "print screen option" and paste the image directly into a power-point/ word document.  From there you can follow the example I provided in the class group folder.

For the A!
I like this option bunches.  Voicethread is a great way to hear your analysis.  Check out this example.