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2010 Fourth Quarter Sage Projects 2011 Sixth Grade This quarter our goal is to explore a range of informational texts and the skills necessary to use those texts. In particular we will be examining propaganda and its role in shaping our decision-making in the past and in the present and separating fact from opinion when researching. // ARIZONA STATE STANDARD: The student will delineate the specific and unique skills that are required to understand the wide array of informational texts that are a part of our day-to-day experiences. // From a historical perspective, the time period in American and World history from 1939 to 1945 provides a unique opportunity to see the use of propaganda and its effects, both good and evil on large groups of people. In the present we will be exploring ways in which the techniques of propaganda are used to influence our decision-making today, from the products we buy to the health choices we make. The people, events, and battles of World War II provide a wide range of opportunities to research information. Much has been written on virtually every area of that time period. In addition, some of us even have grandparents or great grandparents still alive who can share first-hand experiences we are reading about in our research. **TASK 1 Propaganda** = ** __ Use magazine ads to locate an example of each propaganda technique __ ****  and, in cooperative  **  = = **  groups,  ****  create a collage about the propaganda techniques. Identify the techniques used in the ads. ** = =  TASK 2 – Researching with Multiple Sources  = ** Pick a // big battle //  ** **  (i.e., Pearl Harbor, Midway, Battle of the Bulge)  **** ,  ** ** //  a person  // ** **  (i.e.,  ****  Roosevelt, Churchill, Rosie the Riveter  ****  ), or  ** ** //  a major event  // ** **  (i.e., Holocaust, the Internment of Japanese-Americans, life on the home front)  ** **  and research that area  **. Use at least ** five (5) different sources; ** two can be from the Internet. Develop a unique way to share your information with a wider audience. You can do a timeline, battle or event diagram or game that will tell others what happened. If you have a different idea in mind, talk to me first. In your project be sure to include why you felt this event was important to the outcome of the war. ** List three books you read while researching this project  ****. ** Complete a short written note card review on ** Each ** book. Be prepared to give a book talk or participate in a “round table” discussion of one of these books. ** Project Checklist  ** ** Task 1 – Collage   ** _____ ** Propaganda Collage: Provide a list of the other people in your group. ** ** Others in Group _______________ __________________ ** ** (No more than 3 to a group) ** = ** Task 2 – Researching with Multiple Sources ** = ** Pick a // big battle // ** ** (i.e., Pearl Harbor, Midway, Battle of the Bulge)  **** ,  ** ** //  a person  // ** **  (i.e.,  ****  Roosevelt, Churchill, Rosie the Riveter  ****  ), or  ** ** //  a major event  // ** **  (i.e., Holocaust, the Internment of Japanese-Americans, life on the home front)  ** **  and research that area  **. Use at least ** five (5) different sources; ** two can be from the Internet. Develop a unique way to share your information with a wider audience. You can do a timeline, battle or event diagram or game that will tell others what happened. If you have a different idea in mind, talk to me first. In your project be sure to include why you felt this event was important to the outcome of the war. _____ ** Written plan explaining the way in which you intend to share your information. Please ** ** include the five sources you are using, a sketch of your game, timeline, diagram, etc, ** ** and a “comprehensive” paragraph describing your project. (Use project plan form) **  ** (requires Mr. Shelton’s initials) **
 * #1: Bandwagon ** -This technique tries to persuade everyone to join in and do the same thing.
 * #2: Testimonial ** -An important person or famous figure endorses a product.
 * #3: Transfer - ** Good feelings, looks, or ideas transferred to the person for whom the product is intended.
 * #4: Repetition ** -The product name or keyword or phrase is repeated several times.
 * #5: Emotional Words ** -Words such as luxury, paradise, and economical are used to evoke positive feelings in the viewer.
 * #6: Name-calling ** -Negative words are used to create an unfavorable opinion of the competition in the viewer's mind.
 * #7: Faulty Cause and Effect ** -Use of a product is credited for creating a positive result.
 * #8: Compare and Contrast ** -The viewer is led to believe one product is better than another, although no real proof is offered.

** List the three books you have read about important people, battles or incidents in World War II ****. ** Complete a note card on ** Each ** book. Be prepared to give a book talk or participate in a “round table” discussion of one of those books. ** Complete All Note Cards by 5/13/2010 ** ** __Note Cards for Book Talk__ ** ** 1. Brief synopsis of the story   ** ** // Think story arc, exposition, rising action, etc.  // ** ** 2. Opinion of the Book. Would you recommend it? Defend your decision. **  ** // If factual, was it well written? If historical fiction, was it based sufficiently on facts? // **  **  3. Three (3) examples, directly from the text, of a __strong descriptive passage__   ** ** // Think word choice and sentence fluency  // ****. ** 
 * _____ Book #1 __________________________________________________ **
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 * _____ Note Cards completed (requires Mr. Shelton’s initials) **
 * _____ Book #2 __________________________________________________ **
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 * _____ Book #3 __________________________________________________ **
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 * _____ Resource #4 _______________________ _____ Notes from source **
 * _____ Resource #5 _______________________ _____ Notes from source **