Stereotypes+OJ


 * Student will be able to: **
 * 1) **define stereotype**
 * 2) **describe stereotypes in the time of Jesus**
 * 3) **compare and contrast negative and positive and neutral stereotypes.**

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition?
 * Assignment ** : - Copy the info below. Paste it on a wiki page that you create called ** Stereotype //initials//. **

I understand that stereotypes are taking a persons race and putting a label on them that just because they are a certain race they are a certain way. To characterize or regard as a stereotype.

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss
 * 1) Are stereotypes new? No they have been around since Jesus' time.
 * 2) How do you think stereotypes come about? We don't know but it is just the way with think.
 * 3) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? No we do it to people we don't even know.
 * 4) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them? Some do for example that all Asians are smart. Some are smart.

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 PS

Negative: Positive:
 * Called Redskins
 * Some of these are very racist and stereotypical
 * People want to get rid of all of the Indian names for mascots.

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?

An Irish man would be our mascot. He would wear all green clothes. We are the Irish so an Irish man would represent us perfectly,

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

The mascot for Steinbrenner is a warrior. Steinbrenner is good at a lot of sports because they are all warriors.