Friday, November 14, 2008

Farming, the Railroad and Populism

For tables Red, Yellow, Silver and Blue:
In this poster how is the railroad trying to convince you to move west?
For tables Orange, Green, Bronze and Gold:
Which words or images would farmers find appealing in this poster?

For tables Red, Yellow, Silver and Blue:
Who would this land appeal to?
How do you know this?
For tables Orange, Green, Bronze and Gold:
How do you think Native Americans felt about this poster?

All Tables: Would showing the plans of a home encourage a person to move west or encourage a person to stay home? Why?
In what ways is the image below similar to or different from the image above?
Create a Venn Diagram Comparing these two poster.