Thursday, March 25, 2010

Be Smart about Propaganda

I'm now a proud and happy teacher at Kaplan Academy of California, http://KaplanOnlineSchools.com . It is an amazing opportunity to teach the best and the brightest, the future of our society in the online format.
In our current study of rhetorical devices , we have recently discussed examples of propaganda.
To review the various definitions for propaganda, visit:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/propaganda

Some of the types of propaganda we're recently discussed include:
-- Name Calling
-- Glittering Generalities
-- Card Stacking
-- Common Folk
and
-- Bandwagon

For 10 extra credit points, please discuss in 50 words or more what you learned and what you think about the effects of propaganda, by adding a comment below.
For an additional 20 extra credit points, please review in 100 words or more the videos below and discuss whether you agree or don't agree with the explorations on the negative effects of teenage consumerism. Please use the "comments" feature below to enter your responses.

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