CHDEV 80 Exposure to Stereotypes Assignment
CHDEV 80 Exposure to Stereotypes Assignment
Jennifer Briffa
Children are bombarded by racial, cultural and gender stereotypes both within and outside the classroom. Consider the movies, television series and products (including toys and videogames), which are marketed to young children. Submit a 2-3 page paper arguing why you believe the movies, television series or products chosen taint children’s understanding of race, culture, gender, and the message being conveyed. Include the following in your argument:
a. Critique one to three examples from these categories, which you find to particularly problematic in perpetuating stereotypes.
b. Assess the potential impacts of these messages on children of diverse backgrounds in the early childhood classroom. Are they, in any way to blame for who is seen to be among those who belong and the “rejected”?
c. Describe how the problem of stereotypes extends to commercial teaching material such as curriculum programs, workbooks, websites, and materials for learning such as puzzles and games, or books for literacy.
d. Recommend strategies to counteract the stereotypes children are exposed to outside the classroom as an early childhood educator? (Hint: You may want to skim through the culturally relevant and unbiased activities in our book for inspiration).
TIP: You may want to write up your paper with each point above constituting one or more paragraphs in order to ensure you do not miss anything.
Details of grade for CD 80 Stereotype Assignment
Rubric: Attach to Paper
Area of assessment: points possible points earned
1. On time and type-written
12 font and double-spaced 2
2. Spelling and Grammar 2
3. Directions followed 3
4. Well developed analysis 5
5. Research of examples 3
Total Points 15 _________
Jennifer Briffa
Children are bombarded by racial, cultural and gender stereotypes both within and outside the classroom. Consider the movies, television series and products (including toys and videogames), which are marketed to young children. Submit a 2-3 page paper arguing why you believe the movies, television series or products chosen taint children’s understanding of race, culture, gender, and the message being conveyed. Include the following in your argument:
a. Critique one to three examples from these categories, which you find to particularly problematic in perpetuating stereotypes.
b. Assess the potential impacts of these messages on children of diverse backgrounds in the early childhood classroom. Are they, in any way to blame for who is seen to be among those who belong and the “rejected”?
c. Describe how the problem of stereotypes extends to commercial teaching material such as curriculum programs, workbooks, websites, and materials for learning such as puzzles and games, or books for literacy.
d. Recommend strategies to counteract the stereotypes children are exposed to outside the classroom as an early childhood educator? (Hint: You may want to skim through the culturally relevant and unbiased activities in our book for inspiration).
TIP: You may want to write up your paper with each point above constituting one or more paragraphs in order to ensure you do not miss anything.
Details of grade for CD 80 Stereotype Assignment
Rubric: Attach to Paper
Area of assessment: points possible points earned
1. On time and type-written
12 font and double-spaced 2
2. Spelling and Grammar 2
3. Directions followed 3
4. Well developed analysis 5
5. Research of examples 3
Total Points 15 _________