The document evaluates a film discussion on stereotyping. 1) Stereotyping occurs when people judge others based on superficial attributes like appearance. Examples given are racism, assumptions about blonde women and people's clothing. 2) Stereotyping damages people mentally and can lead to bullying, as seen when young people were wrongly blamed for London riots. 3) Stereotyping is often based on clothing and behavior. 4) The media encourages stereotyping by sometimes spreading untrue information. 5) While stereotyping may never fully stop, it can be reduced by pushing the media to fact-check and changing attitudes. 6) Educating people to be nicer to each other can improve attitudes.

1. Film Evaluation Sheet
1. Can you give two examples from the film as to why people stereotype?
People like to label others because it makes them feel better and they
only judge what is on the outside. Racism, blonde women are dumb,
clothing – girls with short skirts, goths with shaved hair, boys with baggy
jeans etc.
2. How does stereotyping damage people? Give one example from the
debate that we had.
Damages them mentally, it can lead to bullying. One example was the
London riots young people were blamed for looting etc. Actually only one
quarter were under 18
3. What ways did you pick out as to how people stereotype one another?
Clothing categories people into a certain group. If you are out with you’re
mates and you are making a lot of noise, adults
4. How does society encourage stereotyping?
In the media they stereotype people by sometimes saying things that are
not true.
5. Can we ever stop stereotyping?
No but we can reduce it by telling the media not to lie and tell people to
change their attitude.
6. How can we improve people’s attitudes towards one another?
We can educate people to be nicer to each other.
Self and peerevaluation
Look at the evaluation criteria and decide the following:
1. How would you mark the arguments that you made?

2. Not in for this.
2. Pick a person from the class that you thought did really well in the
debate and put their name here: Jamie
How would you mark the arguments that they made?
Very good
3. How could improve your debating skills? Pick out three things that the
other person did well that you can do next time.
a) Know the subject knowledge
b) Listen to other people
c) Speak clearly