Propaganda+Assignment

Your task is to create a propaganda piece based on what you have learned from the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

Criteria for Propaganda
Your propaganda can be in any of the various forms 1. Dazibao 2. A short skit – modeling television, films, and radio from the period, you may film it instead of performing in front of the class. 3. Paraphernalia praising the revolution or Mao 4. comic book panels drawn in the contemporary style Details of piece • base propaganda on common themes and ideology from the time, things you may want to consider: o Mao’s teachings o Jiang Qing’s criticism of art o Lin Biao’s speech on the CR o plenty of examples available on the web site • must serve a clear purpose to motivate people to participate in the revolution • message must be clear---and easy to understand, remember propaganda is for the masses • should model the type of propaganda used during the Cultural Revolution, but should be your own, do not just copy from the web site. • FINALLY your pieces must reflect time, effort, and creativity Evaluation and Grading • how well does you piece reflect the ideological goals of the time o are common themes from the era expressed clearly in your piece o is your message clear and fairly easy to understand o does it serve to motivate people • does the drawing or piece reflect a significant amount of effort • Finally, group members need to turn in an evaluation form on their coworkers. Publishing Upload the document, song, movie to the wiki. If it is not in electronic format please take a picture of it. Short write-up- individual Each group member will write a two to three paragraph explanation of your piece and how it relates to the themes of the cultural revolution on the wiki.
 * Due June 4 and June 5 depending on the block**


 * A Block**
 * B Block**
 * C block**