Stereotypesics16THO


 * Student will be able to:**
 * 1) define stereotype- ** a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. **
 * 2) **describe stereotypes in the time of Jesus- Lots of images or story from the past talk during the time of**
 * 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 **Stereotypecode//initials//.**

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss
 * 1) How do you think stereotypes come about?
 * 2) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust?
 * 3) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?
 * 4) How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event?
 * 5) How does one culture influence another?
 * 6) What can stories tell us about a culture?
 * 7) What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience?

C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * FYI**
 * 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? A leprechaun in green outfit with gold in his hand, because we are the irish and why not.

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

F. Compare and contrast the new ICS Logo with the ICS Shield. What do each tell about Incarnation Catholic School? Both have the clover