StereotypesicsAR15

I 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:

//It selects a certain type of people and describes only them. A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. //
 * A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition?**


 * B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan**
 * Then discuss**
 * 1) **How do you think stereotypes come about?** //People just assume things from certain types of people becasue of one thing they did but not all of them agree with// **it.**
 * 2) **Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust?** //Yes//
 * 3) **Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?** //No//
 * 4) **How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event?** //It can tell the story a certain way to make you believe in what they want you to believe in.//
 * 5) **How does one culture influence another?** //They show them their ways of doing things and their traditions and tell them it's better than what they're were doing before//
 * 6) **What can stories tell us about a culture?** //Their traditions and beliefs//
 * 7) **What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience?** //Political wise it could go either way, really good or very bad.//

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

//We would have a gaint dancing leprechaun. We are irish so the leprechaun is a perfect way to represent us seeing that also represents the irish.//
 * 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 bulldog. It shows that they're firece and strong.//
 * E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school?**