Propaganda Poster

This propaganda poster is arguably one of the most appealing learner profile poster in the history of the IB, I will explain the reasons why that is the case throughout this rationale with an explanation of each individual feature that were hand-picked based on their relevance in contributing to the poster’s appeal.

Overall, this propaganda poster revolves around the idea of fear that was made clear by the headline.

Communication is key to survival

The fear-factor of this poster warns the audience that a disaster will result if they do not follow a particular course of action which is to communicate or to become a communicator. Furthermore, the use of language aspect surrounding this headline also has an apparent effect on the audience; such as the use of inclusive language, like we in we are here to help, which persuades the audience by creating a sense of responsibility or solidarity on the topic.

Despite the controversial use of

The learning outcome clearly states

We express ourselves confidently and creatively in more than

one language and in many ways. We collaborate effectively,

listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals and

groups.

With emphasis on promoting the communicator learning outcome, the image and visual aspects / visual language of the poster contributes to the poster’s appeal. The visual aspect is a conversation which symbolizes express ourselves confidently, during a rescue mission depicting the collaborate effectively aspect of being a communicator, between the refugees and marines that symbolize individuals and groups, in both arabic and english (more than one language).