StereotypesAJ

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? Come up with a definition. Stereotypes are the people who think about other races but don't even know anything about them like Indians and cowboys and cowgirls

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss
 * 1) Are stereotypes new?No
 * 2) How do you think stereotypes come about? By listening to rumors or on a website that lie's about that race
 * 3) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust?Sometimes
 * 4) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't

C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations. They tell how they think what Indians are and what they think what would represent them. Its negative because most of them disgrace the Indians and it isn't how they dress or how they look.
 * 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? I think the mascot would be a Leprechaun He/She would be dressed in green clothing and would be short. We are Irish so one of the Irish legends are the Leprechauns so it would represent the Irish aspect of our school.

E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school? The mascot for Jesuit is the tiger. It represents that school because they are fierce and great sports teams there fast agile and strong like the tiger.