Stereotypes+KD

 Stereotypes  
 * 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"? What is the definition? A stereotype is something when something is thought of a group of people which is not necessarily true.
 * Assignment**: - Copy the info 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? Stereotypes are not new because the Samaritan, who looks down on God's people in the Southern Kingdom, was the only one of the three people who passed by the person from the Southern Kingdom which they loathed.  2. How do you think stereotypes come about I think stereotypes comes from people who heard things from their neighbors about one type of people.   3. Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? I think we do create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust.   4. Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them? Sometimes there is a truth in stereotypes because they are mainly things that have a hint of truth, but is hurtful.

C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * Choctaw Nation helped Ireland during 1847 famine
 * I think this article is displaying Native Americans in a positive and helpful way because they gathered up a large amount of money in the time to help the Irish during the potato famine.
 * How Squanto became a Thanksgiving Symbol
 * I think this article show that Indians. more specifically Squanto, is portrayed in a great way because he is helping the foreign settlers.
 * Time to do away with the Redskins labels
 * This article is another example of professional teams going to the Supreme Court and argue about using offensive Indian names and words.
 * School mascots blamed for escalation of stereotypes
 * In this article, Native Americans are porytayed in a bad way because they are demanding that schools all over America to change their Native American mascots in order to toy racially offend the people.
 * Indian Mascot PSA
 * I think in this video Native Americans shown very negatively because all diverse race of Native Americans are stereotyped into one Indians.

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? If Incarnation Catholic School had a mascot can be the fighting Irish. The mascot can be dressed by wearing a clover or something.

E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school? The mascot of the Jesuit high school is a blue tiger. It represents the school by showing the strength and bravery of the tigers to the school.