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CNN Student News Learning Activity: Polling
May 7th, 2008 posted by
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(CNN Student News) — Students will create and evaluate public opinion polls.
Procedure
Begin with a brief discussion on public opinion polls, including why they are important and what makes them reliable and credible. Ask: How should a reliable public opinion poll differ from a poll you might take of your class or school? Refer students to online resources, including the CNN Student News One-Sheet: Political Polls, for guidance.
Next, divide students into groups and tell them to imagine that they have just been hired as pollsters for CNN. Their task is to create a hypothetical public opinion poll to gauge the mood of registered voters at a specific point in time on the candidates, issues, or both.
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