The Election Deception
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| 284: The Election Deception | |
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| Season | 1994 |
| Album | [[Album {{{album_num}}}: {{{album_name}}}|{{{album_num}}}: {{{album_name}}}]] |
| Aired | October 01, 1994 |
| Written by | Marshal Younger |
| Directed by | Phil Lollar |
| Produced by | Unknown |
| Sound Design by | Dave Arnold |
| Music by | Unknown |
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[edit] General information
Albums: Album 21: Wish You Were Here!
Theme: Honesty; integrity
Scripture: 3 John 11
[edit] Summary
Courtney is running for class president but her diary is stolen and her competitor, Shannon, reads her speech word for word!
[edit] Plot
It’s election time at Odyssey Middle School. Courtney is running for class president against Shannon. But while Courtney is working on election slogans with Erica, she picks up a copy of the Odyssey Owl school newspaper. There, one of Courtney’s poems is in print. A poem that she’d written in her private diary is now attributed to “Anonymous.” Courtney rummages through her locker. She can’t find her diary anywhere. It’s been stolen!
Courtney gets another shock at a political rally a few days later. The speech Shannon delivers is word for word the same one that Courtney is about to deliver! Courtney accuses Shannon of stealing her diary. Shannon denies the charge and accuses Courtney of letting the pressures of the election send her off the deep end.
Strangely, more and more of Courtney’s journal contents keep appearing. Private thoughts she’s written about her friends are revealed, making Courtney look bad. Finally, Courtney decides to drop out of the race. When she tells the principal, though, he produces Courtney’s journal. The school janitor found it in the trash. Then the principal tells Courtney that he’s figured out a way to trap the journal thief. He puts his plan into motion and traps the culprit, Shannon.
Courtney decides to re-enter the election. And she focuses her campaign on the importance of ethics.
[edit] Discussion Questions
- Did Courtney have reason to suspect Shannon of stealing her diary? Explain.
- Why was Erica mad at Courtney for writing what she did in her diary? Did Erica have a right to be angry? Explain.
- Is it wrong to write things about people in a private diary? Why or why not?
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The Election Deception on whitsend.org
The Election Deception on AIOHQ.com
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