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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: The :30 Second Candidate

For Students 9th - 10th
Great PBS site for the Democracy Project. This site is all about televisions role in political advertising. There is a timeline, step-by-step process of commercials, and a look at tricks of the trade.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Political Commercials Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will have the opportunity to analyze political commercials for truths and misconceptions, then make one of their own.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Can Bush Win by Going "Positive?"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article questioning whether or not a politician can still win his office without running negative campaed ign ads. (August 2000)