McREL: Stereotypes

Language Arts
    Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
      Level   III   [Grade:  6-8]
        4. Understands elements of character development (e.g., character traits and motivations; stereotypes; relationships between character and plot development; development of characters through their words, speech patterns, thoughts, actions, narrator’s description, and interaction with other characters; how motivations are revealed)
    Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media
      Level   III   [Grade:  6-8]
        4. Understands the use of stereotypes and biases in visual media (e.g., distorted representations of society; imagery and stereotyping in advertising; elements of stereotypes such as physical characteristics, manner of speech, beliefs and attitudes)
      Level   IV   [Grade:  9-12]
        5. Uses strategies to analyze stereotypes in visual media (e.g., recognizes stereotypes that serve the interests of some groups in society at the expense of others; identifies techniques used in visual media that perpetuate stereotypes)