🌟 Vocabulary Deep Dive

Central word: STEREOTYPE

A stereotype is a fixed idea that all people in a particular group are the same or behave in the same way.

Complete the four parts of your concept map. You may write words, sentences or draw pictures.

1. What does stereotype mean in your own words?

🧠 Four-Part Concept Map

2. EXAMPLES: Write or draw an example of a stereotype. Hint: “All boys like sport” is a stereotype.

3. NOT AN EXAMPLE: Write or draw something that is not a stereotype.

4. WHY CAN IT BE HARMFUL? What could happen when people make assumptions about someone before knowing them?

5. Write one respectful sentence that shows people in a group can be different from one another.

Use a clue or example from the text to complete the connections below.

6. Who or what group is being stereotyped?

7. What is being assumed about them?

8. Why is this unfair?

9. Evidence or clue from the text:

10. My thinking: What should people do instead of making assumptions?