Pick Your Vote
Ok. This puts a funny spin on deciding your vote. The 4 major platforms are presented anonymously so that you just read their "one liners" regarding their proposed plans of action. There are 8 topics, and in total, requires less than 5 minutes of reading and deciding time.
First day of our school observation is voting day, so it might be a topic in your classroom.BEWARE: statements are brief, and sometimes ambiguous.
Anyone else wondering why Harper hasn't presented any type of platform? Also, today he just announced he is cutting arts funding restrictions.
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Thanks for this post and the link. Yes, isn't it interesting that Harper stood by the arts cuts until his poll numbers started to slip and now he decides that it is a bad idea. I also find it very discouraging that he did not release a platform, until recently, clearly stating what the Conservatives stood for. Rather he just made announcements, one by one, of what they were going to do. Political party leaders should have platforms available well in advanced so that voters can have the information available to them to make an informed decision.
This is a similar idea to the lesson plan our group came up with in class the other day.
A great tool for reinforcing that one does have a sense of what the parties are about. If not, going through this activity could give one a taste of the political jargon used (oh! the rhetoric!) and prompt seeking additional information to hone in on a voting decision.
Merci!
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