Stereotypes+BB

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? Come up with a definition I understand exactly what the term "stereotype", its judging people by a certain group that they belong to. My definition for stereotype is judging someone based on their race, or any other groups they belong to.
 * Assignment**: - Copy the info below. Paste it on a wiki page that you create called **Stereotype //initials//.**

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss
 * 1) **Are stereotypes new?** No, stereotypes are not new. They have been here since time of Jesus, and even before then.
 * 2) **How do you think stereotypes come about?** I think stereotypes come about when a certain amount of people from a certain group started to act a certain way. People then started to judge all people of that group based on the majority of what the people from that group do.
 * 3) **Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust?** We do not just create stereotypes for people out of fear and distrust. Some people have the stereotype that Asians are extremely smart, and others have the stereotype that blonds are dumb.
 * 4) **Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?** Sometimes stereotypes may have a little truth in them. People think Asians are really smart, and some of them are, but they aren't all smart. Some people think blonds are dumb, some may be dumb, but a lot are intelligent.

C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * The Ransom of Red Chief
 * 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? If I were to develop a mascot for Incarnation Catholic School I would choose the shamrock. The person would be dressed as a giant dark green shamrock. I think it would represent Incarnation because shamrocks remind me of the Irish. Since we are an Irish school, I think that a shamrock as a mascot would be excellent.



E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school? The mascot of the high school I will attend next year is the Crusader. The Crusader represents the school I want to go to because the Crusader is strong, and the school has three strong pinpoints in their curriculum. Tampa Catholic is strong at what they strive to do.