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May 20

Pedagogy - Case Study Activity - How do you decide whom will you vote for?



Discussion regarding this activity was initiated by Mr. Girish Bhagat from BhashaLab in the BhashaLab Language Pedagogy Launch Hub whatsapp group.


Objective: To improve students' critical thinking and language skills by evaluating candidates' promises and expressing their opinions clearly in both written and spoken forms.


Audience: Students of Class 5


Mode: Online


Step 1: The following case was shared with the students in advance.


Welcome to the exciting world of elections! Imagine you are living in a small town called Bharatpur, and the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 are approaching. You have to decide whom to vote for. Let’s learn about the candidates and what they promise to do if they win. This will help you make an informed decision just like grown-ups do!


Meet the Candidates


Candidate A: Mr. Arjun Verma

  • Party: People's Progress Party (PPP)

  • Background: Mr. Verma is 45 years old and has been a teacher for 20 years. He loves reading and has written several books about history.

  • Promises:

  • Education: Improve schools and libraries. Every school will get new books and computers.

  • Health: Build more hospitals and provide free health check-ups.

  • Environment: Plant trees and clean up the local river.

Candidate B: Ms. Naina Sharma

  • Party: Future Forward Party (FFP)

  • Background: Ms. Sharma is 38 years old and used to be a doctor. She has traveled to many villages to provide medical care.

  • Promises:

  • Health: Free medical camps and mobile clinics for remote areas.

  • Sports: Build new sports facilities and playgrounds for children.

  • Technology: Provide free internet access in all public areas.

Candidate C: Mr. Rajesh Patel

  • Party: Unity and Strength Party (USP)

  • Background: Mr. Patel is 50 years old and has been a local businessman. He runs a successful company that makes eco-friendly products.

  • Promises:

  • Business: Support local businesses and create jobs for young people.

  • Environment: Promote recycling and reduce plastic use.

  • Safety: Increase the number of police officers to keep the town safe.

Activities to Understand Their Promises

Education and Health:

  • Think about what it would be like to have better schools with new books and computers. How would it help you and your friends?

  • Imagine more hospitals and free health check-ups. How would this benefit your family and neighbors? Sports and Technology:

  • Consider how having new sports facilities and playgrounds could be fun and help you stay healthy.

  • Think about how free internet access everywhere could help with your studies and keep you connected with friends. Business and Safety:

  • Reflect on how supporting local businesses could create jobs for people you know.

  • Think about how having more police officers could make your community safer.

Cast Your Vote

Imagine you are at the voting booth. Based on the information and discussions, choose the candidate you believe will do the best job for Bharatpur.

Whom would you vote for?

  • Mr. Arjun Verma

  • Ms. Naina Sharma

  • Mr. Rajesh Patel


Step 2: Flipped Classroom


The case study was shared with the students in advance. They had to read before attending this class. They were expected to choose whom they would vote for and also write down the rationale behind their choice.


Step 3: Share


The students then presented their analysis with everyone orally.


Step 4: Analysis


After everyone presented their analysis, the instructor facilitated a discussion around a more structured approach for arriving at a decision for choosing a candidate.


  1. Parameters were decided to analyse each promise.

  2. The parameters were as follows: Short term or Long term Impact - Will the promise have a short term effect or a long one? Impact - Is the promise going to impact a large number of people or a small number of people? Previous experience - Does the candidate have previous experience in the promised deliverables? Accessibility - Is the candidate himself easily accessible?

  3. Each promise was assessed on each of the above parameters and assigned points out of 10. The idea was to make students analyse and assign points they deem appropriate. The table at the end looked like this:


Step 5: Information transfer


The students were then made to summarize their analysis and transfer information from the table onto their notebook.


Step 6: Checking and feedback


The students were provided feedbacks for their submitted summaries.


Expected outcomes:


The activity will help to boost:

  1. Comprehension

  2. Comparative Analysis

  3. Critical thinking

  4. Summarizing skills

  5. Real world connection

  6. Decision making


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