SuitabookHow not to run for class president
Cathy Hapka
- Reading
- Read it as a springboard for discussing motives and consequences. Pause when Will decides to run and when Steve manages the campaign; the ending and any resolution remain unclear.
- Themes
- Taking part in school politics: Will runs for class president after Chelsea proposes a Reading Buddy programme, despite initially having little interest in school politics. The story sets up questions about motives for entering an election and how campaign activity affects a school community, but its judgement of those choices is unclear.
- Sibling responsibility: Steve takes responsibility for managing Will’s campaign, and the campaign then spirals out of control. The situation allows attention to be paid to how siblings share responsibility and respond when plans become unmanageable, without establishing whether either brother is blamed or praised.
- Worth knowing
- The central tension comes from Will’s impulsive choice and Steve’s active campaign role. You may want to notice how the story handles consequences, competing proposals and sibling responsibility.