NAME: Mary Katherine Howard

DATE: 2/24/15
PERIOD: 4
PART I. DIRECTIONS: Apply the SOAPSTone graphic organizer.
SOAPSTone Graphic Organizer for use with Primary and Secondary Source Documents
Document Title:

Hitler With Flag

Arms in Air

Book with sword

through it

Ex. The Gettysburg

Address

Speaker/Author:

Artist for the Nazis

Artist for the Nazis

Hitler/Mary Katherine
Howard

The election for the

ruler of Germany.
Hitler is trying to
get into power.

The election for the

ruler of Germany.
Hitler is trying to get
into power.

The election for the

ruler of Germany.
Hitler is trying to get
into power.

The citizens of
Germany during the
1930s

The citizens of
Germany during the
1930s

The citizens of
Germany during the
1930s

To persuade the
German people to
vote for Hitler and
the Nazi party

To persuade the
German people to
vote for Hitler and
the Nazi party and
also to promote the
Nazi party and their

(Think! Why is it important

that the audience know
who the speaker/author
is?)
Ex. Abraham Lincoln

Occasion/Setting:
What is the
background
information?
(Think What do we need
to know about the
current events to
understand this source?)
Ex. Memorial service to
fallen at Gettysburg
Battlefield

Audience
(Who is this intended
for?)
Ex. Soldiers and family
members of fallen, Union
supporters

Purpose
(Think!
Why was this piece
written or created?)
Ex. To Honor those who
have fallen in order to
advertise the preservation

To persuade the
German people to
vote for Hitler and
the Nazi party

of the Union.

Subject: What is
it about?
(Think! What is the
speaker/author/doc
talking about?)

values
It is about Hitler
coming to power
and leading
Germany out of
poverty.

It is about the Nazis

coming to power and
taking over Germany

I is about getting rid

of all books so that
Hitler can rewrite
history and change
the world (in a bad
way)

What is the tone?

1. Power

What is the tone?

1. Power
2. Totalitar
ianism
What specific
words/images from
the source
demonstrate this
tone?

Ex. The fallen on

Gettysburg Battlefield; the
purpose of fighting for the
Union cause during the
Civil War

-Tone: Be sure to
cite evidence
from the source
for each tone
identified!
(Think! What attitude[s]
and emotions do the
speaker/author/doc want
the audience to feel?
Choose a few words or
phrases that reflect a
particular attitude.)
Ex. struggle, honor,
devotion.
Tone= The emotions or
attitudes the speaker
wants the reader to feel

What is the tone?

1. Powe
rful
2. Glorio
us

What specific
words/images from
the source
demonstrate this
tone?
1. Hitler
has many
people
marching
behind him
and they are
following him
willingly
2. He is
in front of
everybody
else holding
a big flag

What specific
words/images from
the source
demonstrate this
tone?
1. The
people are
hailing Hitler
because he
has power
over him

1. Getting
rid of books
would mean
that Hitler
would have
complete
control over
everybody.
2. Without
books to
inform people
otherwise,
Hitler would
have complete
control over
every aspect of
the peoples
lives because
they would
believe
whatever he
said.

POV : What is the

opinion of the
speaker about the
subject?

The speaker is for

the Nazi party and
shows hitler ruling
the German people.

Ex. Leader/Supporter of
the Union who believes
that

My Propaganda Poster:

The speaker is for

the Nazi party and
shows the German
people hailing Hitler

The speaker is trying

to persuade the
German people to not
read books or learn
from them and instead
follow everything that
Hitler says