People and Parliament

Objective: Students will learn how to predict issues for Oral Questions (Question Period).

Materials Required: Activity Sheet 19 - Predicting the Issues for Question Period

Related Links:

• Question Period on CPAC

Teacher Notes:

• Pre-record a session of Question Period. If you are not able to videotape the session, a transcript of each day's Question Period is available from House of Commons Broadcasting at (613) 995-1318.
  
  
• Collect newspapers for the day before, the day of and the day after the session of Question Period that you taped.
  
  
• Use the issues in the newspaper from the day before and the day of to make predictions and the issues in the newspaper the day after to follow up on the predictions.
  
  
• Divide students into groups of four or five.
  
  
• Have copies of the fact sheet on Oral Questions available for reference.
  
  
• Follow up with Activity 20.