Stereotypes+MB13


 * 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. I think a stereotype is a judgement of a race, heritage, skin color, or speech that is a quick judgement and is a commonly wrong representation.
 * 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? No they have always been in existence and always will.
 * 2) How do you think stereotypes come about? Mean people who have really racist theory's about a race.
 * 3) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? No some are different kinds
 * 4) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them? Sometimes some stereotypes have partial truths to them.

C. Choose a group of people that you think are often portrayed as stereotypes. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * Racial labels in food
 * Time to do away with the Redskins labels
 * How Squanto became a Thanksgiving Symbol

D. On balance, how would you say the media has represented this group of people? Does this tell you anything about what our society thinks of these people? The media has falsely represented this group of people and this tells me that society has wrong judgements about them and is completely wrong and false.

E. If we were to develop a mascot for Incarnation Catholic School, what would the mascot be? How would he/she be dressed? I think we should have a person that is completely green dress up in green tights and that should be the ICS mascot.

F. The mascot that I will have when I go to high school is going to be the Jesuit Tiger.