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NAME: Lucy Liu

HOUR: 5

A Class Divided: FRONTLINE


Before Viewing: Use a dictionary to write a precise definition for the following words
Stereotype
Overgeneralizing statements with people with similar characteristics
Prejudice
Attitude toward the members of some group based solely on their membership in that group (positive
or negative)
Discrimination
The act of treating people differently based on our stereotypes and prejudices
While viewing: Write down at least ten things that you hear the children say that are stereotypes (S),
discriminatory (D), or prejudicial (P). Then label each. Can you differentiate between the three?

(P)
(P)
(S)
(P)
(S)
(P)
(D)
out of
(P)
(P)
(P)
(D)

Colored people are stupid and dumb


Look at that dumb people
Colored people dont get anything in this world
Theyre negroes, niggers
Blue-eyed people are better and smarter
Calling someone brown-eyes is like calling black people niggers
Mrs., you better keep that yard stick on your desk so the brown-eyed people dont get
hand
Brown eyed people might take too much [food]
We were brown-eyed, we were powerless
They feel like a dog on a leash
He called me brown eyes.

NAME: Lucy Liu

HOUR: 5

AFTER VIEWING: Respond to each question below. Submit this handout to turnitin.com
Part III- Free write on any one of the following three prompts. (5-6 sentences AT LEAST)
1. What did you learn?
From this documentary, I learned that sometimes in order to put yourselves in someones
shoes, you actually have to experience what they are going through. I also learned that anyone, from
children to adults, could be very nasty and discriminate. Its shocking that these children who were
friends one day suddenly start calling each other names and treating each other badly. This
documentary also taught me that knowing your rank in society could affect daily behavior
psychologically.
2. What scene or scenes do you think youll still remember a month from now and
why those scenes?
The scene after recess was interesting, because two boys got into a fight simply because one
had called the other brown eyes. Ill remember this because it was shocking to see how knowing
that you were superior would change behavior. Another scene was when the teacher timed both
groups of children on two different days, and noticed that the group that was superior focused more
and werent as distracted. I also will remember the part when one of the boys tells the teacher to
keep the yardstick on her desk so that the brown eyes dont get too out of hand.
3. How did any part of the film surprise you? Would someone of a different race,
ethnicity, or religion also find it surprising?
I think that people of a different race would find the scene where the boy asked the teacher to
keep the yardstick on her desk in case the brown eyes got out of hand. This scene surprised me
it shows how quickly people can turn against each other. It would surprise people of a different race
because this is how they are treated, and the children who were superior were willing to do this
because they were superior. When the children were on the playground, they described feelings that
people who were being discriminated against would feel. By just knowing that they are worse than
blue-eyed children, they feel what its like to be of a different race during that time.

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