Kay+Balagtas+inquiry


 * Part I: Historical Inquiry **


 * Part II: Paul Harvey Adaptation - Bedazzled with "Art" / Propaganda **
 * The Rest of the Story Paper + Inquiry Application [[file:ECI430-PaulHarvey_Final- LKBalagtas.doc]]
 * Reflection Letter + Rubric [[file:ECI430-PaulHarvey LETTERandRUBRIC - LKBalagtas.docx]]


 * Paul Harvey Video media type="youtube" key="UGPvS4mgtzU" width="315" height="217"

I love North Carolina History and The Civil War, but I have done too many projects regarding those topics. I need to expand my horizons and explore other aspects of history… so a few topics that interest me a great deal and would like to do more research about include The Renaissance, Pearl Harbor/WWII, American literature, and possibly the role of religious figures in Europe. I’m really not sure what topic or what aspect of the subject I’d like to hone in on, but I would like to address a matter that will be relevant to the curriculum while being passionate about my inquiry.
 * September 2, 2010 **

What was the impact of The Renaissance on education?

---The Gold Rush??? KAY WHAT A GREAT QUESTION!!!! (RON)

Literature in North Carolina –Nicholas Sparks, New Bern, other NC authors. Civil War literature, Antebellum period... One approach would be to analyze a single author. Here are a few big names. O Henry (William Sydney Porter) Thomas Wolfe Carl Sandburg (lived in NC later in life) Ann Tyler (Duke grad) William Styron (also Duke grad) Charles Frazier Armistead Maupin Tim Tyson Nicholas Sparks Lee Smith Jill McCorkle David Sedaris (grew up in Raleigh) You could examine one of these authors, using the writing of the author as your primary sources. --Another approach might be to examine the literary / artistic movement at Black Mountain college in Asheville. There are a number of resources available online at http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/bmc_web_page/bmc.htm

Okay. While my mind is just all over the place, I have done a tremendous amount of brainstorming, juggling with subject matters, and hesitation with the topics that I initially wanted to do. I am interested in inquiring about World War II Propaganda and how it was used as media literacy. I can recall how excited my 8th grade Social Studies teacher was about World War II, the propaganda used and it's effectiveness. I am inclined on researching about this because our classes, and education, in general, have shifted on a focus to media literacy.
 * September 21, 2010 **

What a catchy phrase - WORD War Two! : )

Possible Questions: Why was propaganda so powerful during World War II? How did propaganda enhance media literacy during World War II?

Some resources I have found to aide me with my research: http://www.world-war-2.info/propaganda/ http://www.teacheroz.com/WWIIpropaganda.htm http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0800/frameset_reset.html?http:www.nebraskastudies.org/0800/stories/0801_0121.html http://www.frankwbaker.com/propaganda.htm http://www.frankwbaker.com/propaganda.htm http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/argument-persuasion-propaganda-analyzing-829.html http://www.pbs.org/thewar/edu_lesson_plan.htm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-I am currently looking for scholarly articles in regards to this topic.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In addition, this is an interesting article I found in relation to World War II and Middle School Literacy: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.education.txstate.edu/ci/people/faculty/Delaney/contentParagraph/01/document/Delaney.pdf

// [From Dr. Lee] // This is great topic. As you have found, there are lots of resources that you might use in your inquiry. I would encourage you to start looking through these resources and continue to think about the questions you might ask in your inquiry. As for your initial ideas, you'll have a hard time trying to determine why propaganda was powerful, assuming it was in fact powerful. You could, of course, read what other researchers have found, but the assignment here is to create some new knowledge. To determine the power of propaganda, you would have to interview people or research the historical record of the people who were being addressed through the propaganda. I do like the idea of literacy, at least from a critical perspective, but you'll have a hard time judging whether the propaganda enhanced literacy. To address that question, you would have to examine the literacy levels or skills of people who read or viewed the propaganda. You could examine the messages in the propaganda pieces. You could think of these messages of as text. You might look for themes or reoccurring ideas that were used. You should also read some background materials to help establish a context, and go from there to settle on a specific area or questions within your topic.

Here are a few more resources http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_home.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Allied_propaganda_films_of_World_War_II http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/27932/wwii-intense-propaganda-posters http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/wwii-posters/ http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/ //

Inquiry Question:
 * What were some reoccurring themes and messages displayed in World War II Propaganda Posters?**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">October 5, 2010: Historical Inquiry Rough Draft