Doing away with stereotypes
What is a stereotype?
A stereotype is "...a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people.” (Cardwell, 1996). In other words stereotyping is believing that people of a certain group, race or religion all have the same characteristics when they don't.
. Make a list of what you think are the characteristics of a British.
Benjamin Zephaniah
The British Take some Picts, Celts and Silures And let them settle, Then overrun them with Roman conquerors. Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years Add lots of Norman French to some
Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously. Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans,
Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese,
Vietnamese and Sudanese. Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians And Pakistanis, Combine with some Guyanese And turn up the heat. Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese And Palestinians Then add to the melting pot. Leave the ingredients to simmer. As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish Binding them together with English. Allow time to be cool. Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future, Serve with justice And enjoy. Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste. Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all. Benjamin Zephaniah
Time to reflect
1- What do you notice about the language of this poem?
2- Why do you think the persona chose a recipe to refer to the British? 3- Complete the following chart. 4- What does the recipe imply about the British? 5- What adjectives are used to describe some of the ingredients? 6- How do the ingredients contribute to the British culture and English language? 7- Why does the persona include a note and a warning as part of the poem? 8- How does the poem help to do away with stereotypes? 9- How does the English language help raise awareness of global citizenship? 10- Can the idea of “Britishness” as described by the poem be applied to the concept of global citizenship? 11- What can you say about the list you made at the beginning? 12- Why are stereotypes bad? What do they generate?
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Stereotypes- M Fernanda Irrazabal
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Doing away with stereotypes
What is a stereotype?
A stereotype is "...a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people.” (Cardwell, 1996). In other words stereotyping is believing that people of a certain group, race or religion all have the same characteristics when they don't.
. Make a list of what you think are the characteristics of a British.
Benjamin Zephaniah
The British Take some Picts, Celts and Silures And let them settle, Then overrun them with Roman conquerors. Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years Add lots of Norman French to some Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously. Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese, Vietnamese and Sudanese. Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians And Pakistanis, Combine with some Guyanese And turn up the heat. Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese And Palestinians Then add to the melting pot. Leave the ingredients to simmer. As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish Binding them together with English. Allow time to be cool. Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future, Serve with justice And enjoy. Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste. Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all. Benjamin Zephaniah
Time to reflect
1- What do you notice about the language of this poem? 2- Why do you think the persona chose a recipe to refer to the British? 3- Complete the following chart. 4- What does the recipe imply about the British? 5- What adjectives are used to describe some of the ingredients? 6- How do the ingredients contribute to the British culture and English language? 7- Why does the persona include a note and a warning as part of the poem? 8- How does the poem help to do away with stereotypes? 9- How does the English language help raise awareness of global citizenship? 10- Can the idea of “Britishness” as described by the poem be applied to the concept of global citizenship? 11- What can you say about the list you made at the beginning? 12- Why are stereotypes bad? What do they generate?
Listen to this podcast
Comment the main ideas with your group
¡Gracias!