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Lesson Plan: What are the Primaries and Caucuses?

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Grade Level Grades 6-12
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Common Core State Standards
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Lesson Plan: What are the Primaries and Caucuses?

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After completing this lesson, students will understand the primary system in which candidates for U.S. president are nominated by the Democratic and Republican parties. They will identify and understand differences between primaries and caucuses and key terms related to the primary season.

Subject(s): U.S. History, U.S. History, U.S. Government, civics

Estimated Time: One to two 50-minute period

Grade Level: Grades 6-12

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Primaries-and-Caucuses.pdf

February 13, 2020
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Standards

Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social studies.
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.

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