Rhinoceros Party

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/rhinoceros-party

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the party classification?Canadian federal political party
2. What is the initial operational period?1963 to 1993
3. Why does the Rhinoceros Party promise not to keep its promises?They promise not to keep promises to show that making promises is often just talking, and to make people think about whether promises really matter.
4. When did the Rhinoceros Party first start and when did it come back?It first existed from 1963 to 1993, and it started again on May 21, 2006.

Satire: The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Subversive: Seeking or intending to undermine a established system or institution.
Meta-commentary: Commentary about commentary; a discussion or analysis that is self-referential.