Stereotypes+A.I


 * 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"? Come up with a definition. A prejudice that people come up with regarding a group of some kind(good or bad)that they believe defines the whole group.
 * Assignment**: - Copy the information 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?
 * 2) How do you think stereotypes come about?
 * 3) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust?
 * 4) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?

C. View the information on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * 1) Stereotypes are not new because they been around since Jesus' time.
 * 2) They come about when multiple people from a group share a similar attributes and believe that everyone in the group must share those.
 * No, we create stereotypes of every type of people.
 * No, they never have any truth in them.
 * 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

The Ransom of Red Chief had sort of a demeaning and derogatory perception of Indians. The story of Squanto was a po

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

E. The mascot of your potential high school?