StereotypesNV

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.

Assignment: - Copy the info below. Paste it on a wiki page that you create called Stereotypecodeinitials. A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition? a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for makingmetal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like inpapier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a castin type metal.

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?

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?