Use with the Election Project lesson plan and student handout . A handout which gives your students an overview of how to organize a debate. Use the Great Debate lesson plan and Informal Debate structure to help organize this project. A handout for students which explains the structure of an informal debate. Use with the Great Debate lesson plan and the student handout .
Students write, present, and question a political party platform.
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