- Mount Tabor High School
- State of Deception: Nazi Propaganda Lesson
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State of Deception: Nazi Propaganda
When we study propaganda, we will be talking about the impact that propaganda had not only during the period of the Holocaust, but also the impact that propaganda has in our society today. There are also links on this page to more sites and information about propaganda before, during, and after the Holocaust.
Teachers, there are also resources for you to use when teaching the lesson, including the lesson plans and links for the lesson technology.
Materials for the Lesson
State of Deception Lesson Plan
Introduction to Propaganda PowerPoint
Propaganda Printables for the Lesson
Standard Low Tech Handout
Standard High Tech Handout
Honors Low Tech Handout
Honors High Tech Handout
Media Bias Lesson Extension
Contemporary Propaganda Lesson Extension
Website Links for the Lesson and Beyond
Making a Leader clip 1(video of a campaign speech, complete with parades, music, and singing: 1:19 in length)
Making a Leader clip 2 (video of Hitler speech to SA and SS Troops in 1933; 1:48 in length)
Rallying the Nation (interactive activity with three different propaganda pieces about the Aryan family)
Defining the Enemy (video testimony of four survivors who talk about being excluded in German society) External speakers recommended
Indoctrinating the Youth (video of a German Girls' Youth Rally with Hitler: 1:24 in length)
Writing the News (Newsreel about the burning of the Reichstag, commentary in English: :53 in length)
Deceiving the Public staged video 1 (staged video of ghetto life) External speakers recommended
Deceiving the Public staged video 2 (staged video of Terezin ghetto and camp) Extermal speakers recommended
USHMM Propaganda Initiative with six lesson plans (including this one)
