Description
An activity to stimulate thought and discussion about the importance of learning about different candidates during elections. This activity is taken from the Voters in Training election simulation program but can be used in other educational settings.
Objectives
- Recognize the importance of learning about different candidates
Documents and links
Features
- Type: Educational activity
- Target audiences: Elementary cycle 3 teachers, Youth organization workers
- School subjects: English
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Links with the Québec Education Program (QEP):
- Subject area : Languages
- Competency: Uses language or talk to communicate and to learn
- Broad area of learning: Media literacy
- Focus of development: Understanding of the way the media portray reality
- Cross-curricular competency: Exercises critical judgement
- Subject area : Languages
- Themes: Media, Voting, Elections
- Author: Élections Québec