Have the students share their drawings with the class. We have created a set of images. Have students write a short 10 to 12 sentence paragraph identifying possible sources of information about Indians they might have relied on to produce their own image of the Indian. Have students look up the word stereotype in several sources. For example, stereotypical reasoning may say that all Indian leaders are chiefs.
Chiefs wear warbonnets.
Have students compare their own picture to the definition of stereotype. Collect all the student-produced images and create a collage. Display the collage prominently in the classroom for the length of this unit. Stereotypical Indian Iconography in American Consumer Culture 1. Distribute the magazines to each student or student group.