StereotypesRT15

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition? The term stereotype is a way we think about someone based on the ways other people who have traits in common with them act or look. Stereotype- 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 have been around since the ancient times, they just happen based on what society thinks of people with a certain trait.
 * 2) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? No we create stereotypes about people who we should or shouldn't trust, should speak to and shouldn't, should befriend or not befriend.
 * 3) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them? They may have truth.
 * 4) How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event? Because based on what stereotypes you have about certain people, you may tell the story differently letting your personal opinions influence it.
 * 5) How does one culture influence another? All cultures influence each other because people from different cultures travel to places with other's and that affects each culture greatly.
 * 6) What can stories tell us about a culture? Stories can tell us about the beliefs, customs, and daily life of people from certain cultures.
 * 7) What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience? Stereotyping can negatively impact all of these things because you could automatically judge people based on stereotyping, before actually looking into the situation first.

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

Positive
 * 1) The opinions of both groups were represented
 * 2) The people of that culture calmly represented their opinion

Negative
 * 1) People that weren't of the culture that the situation involved probably didn't have the same opinions as those who were
 * 2) The problem involved stereotyping 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? The mascot would be a leprechaun dressed in all green because our teams are the "Irish". It would represent us as being lucky.

E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school? The Hurricanes