(Political) promises, promises…
Political promises are the heart of any election campaign. They show how a political party plans to improve society through its projects. When making political promises, candidates focus on an issue, explain why it is important, describe a plan of action, and promise positive results. When the topic is relevant to citizens, the candidate can successfully inspire and persuade people that a better future is indeed possible!
During the election campaign in class, each candidate in your party will give a2-minute presentationof his/her political promisesonONEspecific topic related to his/her platform.Chooseanyplatform-relatedtopicthat you are passionate about, either from theTPA 4 topics(attached)or your own original topic. Your topic and promises should be relevant to Quebec society.
Task 1:Tell your team members the specific topic you have chosen related to your platform.
Task 2:Read theTPA 4 Example of Political Promises Outline(attached).
Task 3:Dosomeresearchon your chosen topic. Your assignment must haveat leastoneideataken from a source (for example, a statistic, a definition, ideas from a web article, etc.) Save your web links as references.
Task 4:
Mandatory
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Use the document
for your outline,TPA 4 My Political Promises Outline(attached).
Task 5:Attachyour completed outlineto this TPA 4 discussion.Click onreply,
type a short message, and below the message box, clickAdd Attachmentsto upload your file.
Task 6:Read and briefly comment on each other’s promises. What do you think about them? Are they interesting, motivating, thought-provoking…?