Election polls: are they helpful?

Use this one-hour Headline resource to help your students:

• Understand why elections and polls are often in the news
• Debate whether polls are useful during elections
• Discuss what could make polls more reliable

This lesson develops the following skills and knowledge:

Listening
Step 9: I speak engagingly by using facts and examples to support my points
Step 12: I speak adaptively by planning for different possible responses of listeners

Knowledge
Step 2: I can use important vocabulary specific to a news story

Find out more about the Topical Talk skills and knowledge framework here.