Title: 2. The Candidates
Course: US Election 2020-Leuphana-Copy

Section 2 is about the two candidates, Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump. Learn about their biographical background, their public personas, and their perception by the American public. This includes different text types: political advertisements, campaign websites and social media, and political cartoons.

Meet the Candidates

Get to know the Republican and Democratic candidates for President of the U.S. - who they are and where they come from - and prepare a role play of their 'character whitnesses'.

Campaign Ads

Understand how the candidates want to be seen by the public by analyzing their campaign advertisements.

Understanding Political Cartoons

Learn how the public and the media see the candidates by analyzing their depiction in political cartoons.