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Democratic thinking conversation starters

Start a conversation about democracy. 

Through open-ended questions students will explore topics such as democracy, leadership, student voice, social justice and media literacy.

Two people, one with short red hair and glasses holding a paper list, and one with shoulder length blonde hair and a blue tshirt, who says 'I can work on my media literacy skills by...'

Resources

Democratic conversation starters – activity sheet

An illustrated person with speech bubbles popping up.
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