1. Unit 3: What does it mean to belong?  Objective: Introduction to Belonging and definition of key terms  Bell Work: What does it mean to belong?

2. Unit 3: What does it mean to belong?  Belonging:  Be rightly placed in a specified position: "learning to place the blame where it belongs".  Be rightly classified in or assigned to a specified category.

3. Unit 3: What does it mean to belong?  Definition: A generalized picture of a person, created without taking the whole person into account  Context: When we stereotype a group of people, we depict all of the individuals within that group as having the same characteristics.

4. Unit 3: What does it mean to belong?  People often use labels or categories to describe others and how these labels can be based on such characteristics as clothing, looks, the way a person talks, or the groups to which he or she belongs.  Categorizing people into groups is natural— however, it becomes a stereotype when you start making assumptions about those you have not met!

5. Unit 3: What does it mean to belong?  Assumption  Definition: An idea that is taken for granted but not proven.  Context: Non-Asians often make the assumption that Asians are smart.

6. Unit 3: What does it mean to belong?  Bias  Definition: Attitudes or behaviors based on stereotypes of people.  Context: When we omit people of color in our history lessons, we display a bias that suggests that their contributions are not important.

7. Unit 3: What does it mean to belong?  Ethnicity:  Definition: A categorization of people according to shared culture, language, or geographic region  Context: The terms "Italian" and "Irish" describe two distinct ethnic groups.

8. Unit 3: What does it mean to belong?  Race  Definition: A categorization of people based on shared biological traits such as skin color, hair texture, and eye shape.  Context: One function of the U.S. Census is to count the citizens by race, which is categorized as Black, White, Latino, or Native American.

9. Unit 3: What does it mean to belong?  Discrimination:  Definition: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, esp. on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

10. Unit 3: What does it mean to belong?  This story is an allegory for prejudice and discrimination written by Dr. Seuss in 1961  Watch the video and answer the questions that follow

11. Unit 3: What does it mean to belong?  How are the Sneetches divided?  Describe examples of prejudice and discrimination as seen in the video.  How are there stereotypes about the groups of Sneetches?  What is the overall lesson that this video is trying to teach to young children?

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13.  How are the Sneetches divided?  Describe examples of prejudice and discrimination as seen in the video.  How are there stereotypes about the groups of Sneetches?  What is the overall lesson that this video is trying to teach to young children?