Stereotypes+PC15

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? Stereotypes are when people and places are categorized in different ways. They can be good or bad. The definition of a stereotype is "a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing."

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss
 * 1) How do you think stereotypes come about? **Stereotypes come about when people decide to be mean to others and don't care about how people feel.**
 * 2) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? **No, some people create stereotypes about what kind of person they are or their race.**
 * 3) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them? **Some stereotypes can have truth but most stereotypes are used for bad things.**
 * 4) How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event? **Some people use stereotypes to chose their decisions. They affect the choices they make.**
 * 5) How does one culture influence another? **Cultures share languages, food, and other things that help the**
 * 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?