Propaganda Paper for AP Language
As you begin your work on the propaganda research paper, I’ve put together some resources you might find
useful. This is a very demanding assignment, so please begin research and writing as soon as you can.
The Assignment
- The prompt is located here.
- The first draft is due on December 24 at 3:00 p.m. and the final draft will be due on January 12, 2013.
Sample Papers
You may not use the topics in either of these papers, but they do provide excellent examples of effective responses to the topic.
Resources for Writing a Research Paper
- Purdue Online Writing Lab MLA Handbook
- Son of Citation Machine
- Diana Hacker’s Sample MLA Paper and Guide
- Step-by-Step Instructions for MLA Formatting
- HHS Research Guidebook
Specific Topic Ideas for Propaganda Research
- Iraq War Media Reporting, Journalism, and War Reporting
- A great resource about wartime propaganda
- Rosie the Riveter
- Tokyo Rose
- Judith Miller/Iraq War
- North Korea Juche Concept
- Propaganda for German POWs after World War 2
- Stalin’s Photographic Manipulation
- Duck and Cover
- Lusitania
- Spanish-American War
- World War 2 “White” Propaganda–to boost morale at home
- The Women Left Behind Propaganda
- Pro Nuclear Power Advertising
- Public Health Propaganda
- Propaganda During the Reformation
- Stalin’s Cult of Personality
- Many examples of Soviet Propaganda in this article
- Nazi Eugenics Propaganda
