4.1.9. Election Day

4.1.9. Election Day!

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Debriefing & Reflection

Learning outcomes

Teamwork Understanding how information is manipulated circulates and how it

Enable participants to differentiate between different kinds of biased and/or fake information 50-60 min 15-20 participants Flipchart paper, markers, scissors, old magazines and newspapers. The facilitator splits the group into teams of 5-6 people, telling that each one of them is part of the editor’s board of a newspaper. Each group needs to choose a name that is good for the public. The facilitator shares the news he just decided to run at the City Hall and each group has to publish an article about it. The participants can use the Internet, their laptops and phones and they can ask the facilitator anything (as long as the info is not on the internet!). They also can help with a series of magazines and newspapers to make the presentation more beautiful and interactive. The first team has the editorial objective of shifting the article from a favourable perspective, the second team from a negative perspective, and the third team from an objective perspective. All the presentations should be informal in nature and each team encouraged looking through newspapers, magazines and brochures in order to cut, select and choose various photos, images or texts, which the participants think to be representative for their objective. By doing so, they are motivated to compose a billboard of their one side of the story. Each team then delivered the presentation, while being helped to bold their main ideas by the metaphors they have chosen. What can be the reasons behind the manipulation of the truth? What can be the levers or arguments that can transform people into partisans of different points of view? What can be the implications of such actions? What can we do as consumers of information and media? Was it difficult to look at things from the chosen perspective? How easy is it to highlight certain aspects? Communication in a mother tongue: Presenting information back to the group will help the group to retain the knowledge. Social and civic competences: Familiarise with decision making processes; Get acquainted with channels of citizens’ involvement and participations. Gain knowledge on global interdependencies (from environmental,

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cultural, economic and political approach)

Cultural awareness and expression: Gathering knowledge level on interdependencies (environmental, cultural, economic and political) is crucial for realising one’s position in a global context.

Learning to learn: putting oneself in the position of another person and acting accordingly, broadens perception about other people’s understanding of things. -