Propaganda Journal/Commentary 20% Students develop a Media Journal/Commentary comprising a selection of media examples that they encounter during the course of the semester that respond to a seminal concept in a

select weekly module. This assignment is designed to develop and apply your knowledge of propaganda acquired throughout this course. It also allows you to apply the theories and examples to media that you encounter in your daily life. For this semester our focus will be on the four following themes: 1. The media and Indigenous Issues. This relates to media coverage of themes related to Canadian Aboriginal communities and related themes. 2. Positive Propaganda. Identify examples of what you would consider positive propaganda around you. Discuss your chosen examples in relation to the course. 3. Contemporary Film Climate Change: This theme relates directly to the films that you view in your everyday life that are related to climate change themes. (Contemporary film is today received through various traditional and digital, mobile technologies). 4. Your Education: Using specific examples from throughout your own life as a student, this theme relates to how propaganda functions as a part of your own education and knowledge formation. Select one (1) of these above themes as your semester's choice and relate current media that you encounter during the course of this semester (September - December 2023) to your theme. Your media examples should be based on your growing understanding of 'what is propaganda'. There is a minimum of 4 entries. Examples can include Memes, Ads, PSAs, News, Headlines, street and other forms of public messaging etc. Use one media example for each entry: (4 entries = 4 examples). All media examples should have been encountered during the course of this semester (dates and sources of media examples should be noted). Description of Assignment: Select 4 media examples of propaganda based on the various lessons that you encounter during the course. All examples should relate to one selected theme above. For each media example, develop an informed 300-word discussion that shows your application and understanding of core themes of the lessons to your media example. Relate the example to a lesson in an informed, critical way. Your response might use any of these guiding questions as ways to focus your analysis: • How can your example be read through a specific aspect of a selected lesson? • What does your example say about propaganda? • Show how your learning of propaganda informs your reading of this media example. The journal/commentary will be in the format of a submitted Word document (using the upload feature, similar to the response paper and midterm exam). Students will be able to include pictures, links (no embedded videos). For this assignment, it is suggested that you develop a complimentary word document throughout the semester and upload the completed assignment onto the course portal by the due date. Please refer to the course agenda for the deadline for this assignment. Assignment guidelines: Minimum entries: Four (4). Identify your example. Sources for each example should be noted. All examples should be current and experienced/seen during the current semester. (Examples of your socialization may be from earlier in your life). Grading: Identify your chosen theme and the lesson to which you are relating your example: This assignment will be graded on the following: 1. The pertinence of your example in relation to propaganda; 2. The use of selected lessons and course themes in your discussion; 3. The quality of the discussion of your example