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Lesson 1: Stereotypes in the Netherlands
Step one Introduction (15 minutes) Before starting the first lesson you will have to introduce the course to the pupils. Make sure you tell them that: o they can find all course information and lesson information on the website. o they are required to make groups of 4 pupils (groups of 5 are preferred over groups of 3, if needed). o the final product is a magazine in which they showcase what they have learned. o each group member writes 4 products, which will be integrated in the magazine. o they will present their magazine during the final lesson; preparation time will be given during the pre-final lesson. Step two Creating a word web (5 minutes) In order to activate the pupils' pre-knowledge, create a word web with words that can be associated with the idea of stereotypes. You will get a lot of suggestions from students about categories that you could put people in. These are important to incorporate in the word web, but also make sure you add these words: o prejudice -- A negative judgment or opinion formed about a group without knowledge of the facts. o assumptions -- Conclusions based on limited knowledge of the facts. o discrimination -- Treating people in a less favorable way because they are members of a particular group. Discrimination is prejudice in action. o scapegoating -- holding one person or group responsible for all the community's problems. Isolating or rejecting a person or group. Students are not expected to actively know what these words mean, but they should learn what they mean as they are useful words to use in their paragraph or article about stereotyping. Pupils should take notes of the word web, so they can use these words in their assignments. Step three Labeling exercise (15 minutes) This exercise is aimed at letting the students experience stereotypes themselves. Students will be given post-it notes to stick to their forehead. On each note is a different characteristic that is often stereotyped. Make sure to stress that each stereotype is handed out in a random manner. The stereotypes on the post-its are: o violent o athletic o cute o overemotional o incompetent o good at math o lazy o untrustworthy o unclean o musical
o materialistic o diseased o unintelligent o exotic o forgetful o frail After all participating pupils (those who choose to not wear a post-it are spectators) are ready, ask them to walk around and chat with their fellow pupils about their future ambitions. Encourage the pupils to circulate so they get to speak to many different people and make sure they treat each other according to each pupil's 'labeled' attribute. For example, someone labeled 'forgetful' might be repeatedly reminded of the instructions. After about 10 minutes, get the class back together. The students are now allowed to take off their label and read what it was. Discuss their findings by asking questions like: o Was the label what you guessed, or were you surprised by it? o When people stereotyped you, were you able to disregard it? o Did you try to disprove the stereotype? If so, did it work? o How did you feel toward the person who was stereotyping you? o If your attribute was positive (e.g., "good at math"), how did you feel? o When stereotyping others, how easy was it to find confirming evidence? o When stereotyping others, how did you react to disconfirming evidence? Step four Paragraph writing (15 minutes) The final part of this lesson has the pupils writing about their personal experiences with stereotypes. Encourage students to use words they have learned in the word web activity. The paragraph should be about 100 words and should answer at least two of the following questions: o Did you ever stereotype someone? o Were you proven wrong by him/her? o Or have you yourself been stereotyped? o How did it make you feel? o Have you been able to disprove the stereotype? Students should be able to finish their paragraph in class, but if they haven't been able to do this, they can finish it at home. They will turn in their assignment at the beginning of next class.

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