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=Big Idea: Stereotypes=

Essential Question:

 * Why do stereotypes exist in America?

Challenge:

 * What are the stereotypes of the Youth in America?

Guiding Questions:
- **At an early age children begin to stereotype each other on numerous subjects, based upon their views, and what they're taught.** - **Stereotypes affect how we think because in the first two seconds we see someone, our brain, subconsciously or not, judges them, which shapes our first impression about them.** - **Feeling stereotyped can never really be a positive experience, because you're being judged upon something that's usually beyond your control, whether it be how you look, or how you feel.**
 * Where do stereotypes evolve?
 * - Stereotyping influences them to see others in a different way just because of a particular feature about them, whether it be physical or mental.**
 * - Stereotyping then follows them for the rest of their lives, their opinions may change, but the stereotyping sticks with them.**
 * - Stereotyping can also be traced back to the media because the media only advertises with flawless people who are viewed as "perfect", with no distinguishing features or anything that makes them different than everyone else.**
 * -Stereotyping also comes from older segments of society. Many times adults bulk up all teenagers in the same category and this example is set from different individuals as well**
 * How do stereotypes affect how we think?
 * - Based upon how someone appears to us, is how many people think about them, instead of getting to know them first.**
 * -This leads to discrimination, harmful behavior, and possibly hate crime. All of this which may be untrue accusations.**
 * How does it feel to be stereotyped?
 * -Everyone deserves the opportunity to be evaluated on their qualities, not their exterior**

Guiding Activities:

 * Classroom visits
 * Guidance
 * Internet

Resources

 * [|"Stereotypes: America and its people"]
 * [|"The impact of stereotyping"]
 * [|"The Stereotypical Teen"]
 * [|"Teens views: How stereotyping affects schools"]
 * [|"MTV shows takes on high school stereotypes"]
 * [|American Teen- Documentary on common high school stereotypes and reveals that the stereotype that defines a person isn't always true about the person at all]

Solution/Action:
Solution/Action Ideas

Publishing:

 * iMovie
 * Wiki