Stereotypes+FD

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//.**

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss
 * 1) Are stereotypes new?
 * 2) How do you think stereotypes come about?
 * 3) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust?
 * 4) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?

C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * The Ransom of Red Chief
 * 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? If we were to develop a mascot for Incarnation, the mascot would be a three leafed shamrock. The person inside would be in a costume of a big, green clover with a hole in the middle for their own face. They would also paint their face green and wear a shade of darker green shoes to represent the grass below it. The costume would represent ICS in many ways. One way is by showing that we are the Irish. Another way it represents us is by it being a //three// //leafed// clover. The three parts of the shamrock would symbolize the Holy Trinity. And the last reason why we would choose a clover over something else, like a leprechaun, is because leprechauns show luck, and Incarnation doesn't use luck, yet we use our talents and blessings.

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 high school I am attending is a Tiger. A tiger represents Jesuit completely. It shows that the school's students and student athletes are brave, courageous, and ready for action and challenge when it is brought up.