Stereotypes+FB


 * 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? Stereotypes are something that people associate with a certain group of people. definition: to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same
 * Assignment ** : - Copy the info below. Paste it on a wiki page that you create called ** Stereotypecode//initials//. **

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss
 * 1) ** How do you think stereotypes come about? **People associate one thing with a group of people, and think everyone of that group is the same.
 * 2) ** Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? **We wouldn't create stereotypes on people that we have association with, we only create stereotypes because people that we don't trust.
 * 3) ** Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them? ** Not usually, they are mostly made up things that are very untrue.
 * 4) ** How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event? **If you don't like a group of people, you might change the story to make it sounds like you are the good in the situation and they are the bad.
 * 5) ** How does one culture influence another? ** Some cultures might get ideas from cultures before, in order to establish a new culture.
 * 6) ** What can stories tell us about a culture? ** How life was in the past, who were the enemies or allies, what was different in the past versus now.
 * 7) ** What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience? **A group of people may be looked down on because of stereotyping. If one group is stereotyped in politics, they may not win elections because of the bad things people have heard about them. In personal experience, you may get harassed for being associated with a certain group.

C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * FYI **
 * 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?

The mascot would be a four leaf clover. They would be dressed in a giant clover costume. They would represent ICS because we are the Irish and a clover is associated with Irish. E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school? Tampa Catholic is the crusaders. It represents the school because they are tough like crusaders.