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The Power of Persuasion

Persuasive Writing, Advertisements, or Critical Reading Pages to be used for Resources
All job descriptions for the groups are also posted here.

 


 

  Photographer
(Your group will need a photographer
for sure
. This person will be
responsible for finding and placing the
pictures on the web project. Others
may help but remember the
photographer has the final say.)

Specific Collections:

Examples of Student Advertising

Pictures for a Web Page

 

  Lawyer
(This job is optional, but someone needs
to be looking out for copyright laws and
correctly citing sources and securing
permissions.)

Specific Collections:

Advertising Gimmicks

Advertising Laws

Copyright Laws

Persuasion Tactics

 

  Poet
(This is another job that has to be
chosen.
The poet will be the person
wording your web project. Remember
it takes the group working together to
create a great page, but this person
has the final say when it concerns
the words. This person also must
be sure and proof carefully; however,
everyone in the group needs to help.)

Specific Collections

A Page with Directions for Creating a Web Page

Advertising Lingo

Five Propaganda Techniques That Can Be Used

Grammar

 

  Politician
(This is a job someone must do.
Someone needs to make sure that a
particular propaganda technique is used
in your web project. This person
will also be the spokesperson for
this group. If there is no comedian
for this group, then this person
should also determine if the project
needs humor.)

Specific Collections:

Advertising Tips

Eight Keys to Persuasion

Critical Thinking Skills

Check Out the Links Here in TrackStar

 

 

  Comedian
(This is an optional job; however, your
group might have just the person to
dedicate to this job. Humor can be great
in advertising, but it needs to be
appropriate and add to the page.
This person should also be the
one person that seeks help from the
teacher. If a group has no comedian,
then the newspaper reporter will be
the one person that is the
teacher-group liaison.)

Specific Links

Adding Humor to a Presentation

An E-Magazine

An Advertising Blunder

Using Humor to Learn About Propaganda Techniques

  Newspaper Reporter
(This is a job someone must choose.
This person oversees that all of the
research is completed and that
everyone knows and does his/her
job in this project. This person is
responsible for the layout of the web
project. They have final say with
fonts and paragraphing. They need
to be able to work closely with the
photographer and poet. This person will be the teacher-group liaison if there is
no comedian.)

Specific Links

Use E-Library to Research Advertising
This one site has lots of vital information!

A Page Dedicated to the "Art of Persuasion"

 

Read Citing Electronic Resources and for Copyright and other Restrictions information.


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Updated 9-19-99