Stereotypes+AG 

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition? Stereotype is like the category of that one thing the person is in with personality. The definition is 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?
 * 2) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? No
 * 3) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them? Sometimes
 * 4) How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event? It emerges the highest or lowest emotion in it.
 * 5) How does one culture influence another? By the way it says from wrong to right.
 * 6) What can stories tell us about a culture? From how we treat or do in the beginning of times also how it beginning or started in our culture.
 * 7) What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience? The impact of political is how we put the terrorism in with those who live in countries of Russia which is messed up.

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

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. Dressed with a green hat and green clothes. Irish.

E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school? A crusader. Represents by how we have strength to protect and staying strong for our school.