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Cartoons for the Classroom: Presidential Candidates WorksheetCartoons for the Classroom: Presidential Candidates Worksheet
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Presidential Candidates

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Build critical analysis skills with this cartoon for the classroom. Upper graders answer three critical thinking questions to help them analyze a political cartoon, which depicts how Presidential Candidates are judged and chosen. Put learners into groups to promote collaborative learning.

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critical thinking, presidential candidates, presidential campaigns, political cartoons, politics

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Government, critical analysis, critical thinking, political cartoons, politics, presidential candidates, informational analysis, social studies
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11th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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