Stereotypes+CO


 * 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?
 * Assignment ** : - Copy the info below. Paste it on a wiki page that you create called ** Stereotype //initials//. **

I understand that it is taking a person and putting a label on them. The definition is "A too-simple and therefore __distorted__ image of a group, such as 'Football players are stupid' or 'The English are cold and unfriendly people.'"

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss
 * 1) Are stereotypes new? No
 * 2) How do you think stereotypes come about? It's the way that we think
 * 3) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? No
 * 4) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them? Sometimes they do

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

Negative: Some of these are racist and discrimination. It isn't fair how people that are different get treated different.

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 leprechaun. In green pants and jacket and white shirt. Because we are the fighting Irish.

E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school? I don't know where I will be attending. I want to go to Tampa Catholic, Alonso, or Plant. Plants mascot is Panthers. Alonso's mascot is Ravens. Tampa Catholic's mascot is Crusaders.