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Campaign Trailblazers

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Explore the backgrounds, qualifications, and platforms of the presidential candidates for the 2000 election. Though the lesson is outdated, the activities within the informational text could be good practice for your young learners as they work on evaluating arguments and claims. They work in small groups to research information about assigned candidates and create official-looking résumés.

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evaluating claims, arguments, presidential candidates, presidential campaigns

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presidential candidates, arguments, integrate information, structure, evaluate claims, english language arts
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Resource Details

Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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W.6.1.a W.6.7 W.6.9.a W.7.1.a W.7.7 W.7.9.a W.8.1.a W.8.7 W.8.9.a W.9-10.1.a W.9-10.7 W.9-10.9.a W.11-12.1.a W.11-12.7 W.11-12.9.a

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