Respect for All

Respect for AllHow has bigotry challenged throughout history and how can it be challenged today?

Do Now:

What type of object is this?

Who do you think used this object?

For what purpose was this object used?

This pistol was made in the late 1800s. Inscribed its "The Chinese Must Go" on the handle. When the trigger is pulled, a Caucasian (white) American kicks the back of a Chinese American (a.k.a., coolie).

Review: NativismWhat is nativism?

Do we still have examples of nativism in our society today?

Think Pair ShareWith a partner list more characteristics for each individual. List at least 3 characteristics for each.

Middle Eastern/ Arab Mexican Asian African American Women

What is a stereotype?

How do we hear/know about stereotypes?

Are stereotypes always harmful? Why or why not?A simplified image or idea of a particular group of people.Parents and other family members, media (TV, radio, Social Media)YES!!!! Stereotypes are always harmful. We must learn to judge people by the content of their character.

Vocabulary Bias prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group, usually in an unfair way.

Prejudice opinion that is not based on reason.

bigotry an unreasonable or irrational attachment to negative stereotypes and prejudices.

Discrimination the treatment of someone based on the group in which that person belongs to rather than on that individuals merit (ability).

An example of stereotype & bias

Task:With your partner, list as many examples for each category that you can recall from your study of Global history or what you have learned in US History.

Segregation Jim Crow Lawsseparate but equal_ Plessy v. Ferguson

Challengers

Martin Luther King Jr.

Apartheid:Apartheid = separate

Form of legal racial segregation in South Africa between 1948 and 1994

Thumbs up if you understand the relationship between apartheid and the classroom simulation and thumbs down if you do not. 12

Challenger- Nelson Mandela

Imprisoned for 27 years for speaking out against apartheid

Becomes the first black president elected in South Africa

Holocaust under HitlerHitler and the Nazi Party killed millions of people because they were Jewish.

Challengers

Priests and nuns hid Jewish children in Catholic orphanages.Jewish people were hidden in cellars and attics by other Germans.

How can we end bigotry?

- Martin Niemoller

Respect for All WeekFebruary 9-12, 2016

GOALS:Respect for diversityCombat bullying and cyber bullyingCreate a respectful school environment