Below are brief summaries of the scenarios and strategies used in the Round 1 and Round 2 activities.
| Scenarios: Round 1 | Strategies used |
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Wolves The biggest local issue in the upcoming election is a plan to reintroduce wolves to the nearby national park to help control the deer population. |
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Weather Your friend sends you a news story saying that voting has been delayed until tomorrow because of bad weather. |
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University The first election you’re eligible to vote in is coming up, but you’re away at university and you’re not sure where you can vote. |
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Prime Minister You see a social media post saying that although you have to be 18 to vote in federal elections in Canada, you can vote for the prime minister if you are 14 or older. |
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Protest A week before an election, a photo on social media shows the leading candidate at a protest held by a group that encourages violence. |
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| Scenarios: Round 2 | Strategies used |
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Flag In 2016, the government of the United Kingdom held a referendum about whether the UK should leave the European Union. In 2018, this video of a man failing to burn an EU flag was a widely shared meme. |
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Bridge You see a tweet claiming that the Venezuelan government has blockaded a bridge that would have been used to ship food aid from Colombia. |
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Delay You see a tweet that says voting hours will be extended in today’s election. |
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Selfie You’re looking forward to sharing your first time voting with everyone in your social media network. Then you see a Reddit post saying it’s illegal to post a selfie of your ballot. |
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Texting In the lead-up to the 2016 US presidential election, many tweets were shared saying that you can vote from home by text. |
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