Going for the Jugular

It happens sooner or later in every presidential race: attack ads drown out the promises of positive campaigns. Do these dark battles have any value?

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Grades

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects

Voting, Elections, Politics

Resource Types

Lesson Plans, Primary Sources, Research (Digests of Primary Sources)

Teaching Strategies

Case Study, Media, Current Event, Whole Class, Whole Class Discussion, Whole Class Deliberation, Small Group, Small Group Discussion, Small Group Deliberation, Debate

Civic Days

Election Day

Tags

politics, candidates