Task 7 — What Would You Decide?
You investigated both sides. You read the arguments. You spotted the propaganda. Now: take your final position — and back it with evidence, not just instinct.
What happens in Task 7
Students synthesise the investigation by taking and justifying a final civic position. Step 1: a 3-option final vote (close / keep open / compromise). Step 2: a justification sentence starter with an embedded position dropdown chip (tap to select, inserts label inline) plus a 200-char evidence field. Step 3: the platform retrieves the Task 3 vote from sessionStorage and renders a split comparison card — left panel shows the original vote on a dark gradient, right shows the new position. A change/unchanged indicator and a conditional reflection question appear below. Saving the reflection completes the task.
🔀 Conditional prompt logic
Both prompts require genuine reflection — the unchanged prompt is equally demanding because it tests whether the student engaged with counter-arguments rather than simply confirming their existing view. Teacher dashboard shows a live comparison of Task 3 vs Task 7 votes for the whole class — useful for discussion before moving to Phase 4.
🗳️ Three final position options
- Dropdown replaced by three large full-width tappable buttons for position selection — activated per student in teacher dashboard
- All text fields accept voice-to-text via microphone button
- Vote comparison card available in enlarged single-column format (original vote stacked above new vote, larger text) — activated per student in teacher dashboard
- No time pressure on justification or reflection fields
- Extended time (1.5× or 2×) on any timed elements in the lesson — set in teacher dashboard
- Teacher records original Task 3 votes on whiteboard (anonymised tally: ✅ / ❌ / 🤔)
- Students write final position and justification on printed worksheet: "My position is ___ because ___ AND the evidence I am using is ___"
- Teacher tallies final vote on whiteboard next to the original tally — visual shift visible to class
- Teacher invites 2–3 students to share what changed their mind (if changed) or the strongest counter-argument (if unchanged)
- Real-time table: Task 3 vote vs Task 7 vote per student — shows direction and scale of class-level position shift
- Tap any row to push that student's comparison anonymously to the shared screen for class discussion
- All responses auto-saved with tag "Final civic position" — accessible in portfolio after lesson
- Both votes and justification exported in the lesson CSV for teacher analysis