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SWOT Teams: Analyzing the Political Parties for the 2010 Midterm Elections Lesson PlanSWOT Teams: Analyzing the Political Parties for the 2010 Midterm Elections Lesson Plan
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SWOT Teams: Analyzing the Political Parties for the 2010 Midterm Elections

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What are political parties and what so strategists do? In this political analysis lesson, young scholars analyze political strategies to understand their strengths and weaknesses. They use key details from the text to learn how to create political strategies for both political parties.

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analyzing elections, political parties, politics, social studies
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6th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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