Title: Impressions at school, home, and in the community
Course: US Election 2020-Leuphana-Copy > Section: Transatlantic collaboration

1. First findings of political impressions

Let’s now take a closer look at what role politics plays in our everyday lives on both sides of the Atlantic. To do this, you will document and share some impressions of partisan or non-partisan behaviors in your hometowns.

2. Choose a topic

You will look at three different categories: at school, at home, and on the go. Pick one of the aspects from each category and document a typical or interesting example that you come across often – consider writing a short comment, taking a photo, recording a short video or GIF, etc. This may look something like a Facebook or Instagram post, a Snapchat story or short YouTube video. Feel free to add your own ideas if they are not listed below.

Categories:

1. At home

- Rules of the home: Do you have a curfew?
- Traditions: What is something your family does that seems unique to your family?
- Celebrations: How do you celebrate your birthday, holidays, or other occasions? Do you have gatherings at your house, if so what do you do?
- Allowance/Housekeeping: Do you get money from your parents on a regular basis? Do you have a job to help you earn money? Are you responsible for certain housekeeping tasks at home?
- Dinner table discussions: Are there certain subjects you avoid talking about with your family?
- Religion: Is religion a conversation topic at home. and if so to what extent?
- Neighbourhood: Do you have a neighbourhood watch? Where do people in your neighbourhood spend their time when not in their homes?
- Sustainability: Do you have recycling? What products do you use in your home to support a more sustainable planet?

2. At school

- Dress code: Does your school restrict what you wear to school? If so, what are the restrictions?
- Detention: If you break a rule at school, what consequences are there? How do other students view these consequences?
- Graduation: When you graduate from school, how do you celebrate? How old are most graduates? What do people do after they graduate? What do you wear to graduation?
- Courses: What courses do you get to choose yourself? What coursework is required? What is your homework load? How many hours to do you spend outside of school working on school work? Do your courses get cancelled, if so what happens during this time?
- Education system: When do you start school in the year? What breaks do you have during the school year? How many grades are there? How many schools do you visit from the start of school to graduation, is it the same for everybody? What do you have to do to graduate
- Low-Income alternatives: Does your school cost money to attend? What things cost money at school (i.e. lunch, trips, school books, school materials)  For low income families, are there alternatives?
- Field trips/excursions: Do you get to visit places as a class? Where have you been or where are you going to go?
- Extra-curricular activities: Does your school have clubs, teams or groups you can join? If so, what are you part of?
- School fun: What fun things do students look forward to (i.e. school dances, talent shows, graduation, etc.)

3. In the community

- Getting around town: How do you get to school, the grocery store or other necessary places? How much do you have to pay per month for transportation?
- Local newspaper: What kinds of stories appear on the front page of the local newspaper?
- Sports: What sports are important in the community? What do you think your partner school should know about the local sports teams?
- Monuments: Are there city monuments? What are the monuments memorialising?
- Recycling: Does you community have green energy, plastic free stores, recycling centres, other other green initiatives?
- Church, mosque, religious temple: What does religion look like in your community? Do the majority of people go to church? Are there religious centres for youth? What places of worship does your community have?
- Role of local officials: What role do police officers have in your community? What role do local community officials play in your daily life? Do you attend local politics events, if so which ones?

3. Post

Create a new term in this glossary, based on your findings.

Save each entry as: COUNTRY - Topic-  The place

For example: USA - Role of local officials in the community

4. Consider

What differences or similarities do you notice? What surprises you?