StereotypesAJ15

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition? Profiling a certain group of people.

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss
 * 1) How do you think stereotypes come about? I think that stereotypes came about by people noticing that a certain group of people usually have or do the same thing.
 * 2) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? No we don't.
 * 3) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?They sometimes can have truth.
 * 4) How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event? It influences the telling because you may tell the story to someone differently letting your stereotypical opinions influence what you said.
 * 5) How does one culture influence another? They influence another by looking and taking what they want about it.
 * 6) What can stories tell us about a culture? They tell what they did back then.
 * 7) What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience? It hurts peoples feelings.

FYI C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * Choctaw Nation helped Ireland during 1847 famine
 * How Squanto became a Thanksgiving Symbol
 * Time to do away with the Redskins labels
 * School mascots blamed for escalation of stereotypes
 * Indian Mascot PSA

D. If we were to develop a mascot for Incarnation Catholic School, what would the mascot be? How would he/she be dressed? How would it present ICS?

E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school?