_ Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} Stereotyping is when a group of people have things in common. For example being in prison; people might be scared to talk to you, just because you are a prisoner.

1. Summarize the events of this article in 2 or 3 sentences.

 The article life of Riley is about a team of prisoners who are playing a sport against another team. The coach wants to do something special for the prisoners, and show them that people do care for them. So the coach asks everyone in the audience to cheer for them. When the prisoners heard the cheer in the crowd, they feel shocked to know that so many people care for them 

2. What is unusual about Gainesville State School?

 Gainesville State School is unusual because it’s a Juvenile detention center, which has teams for sports.

3. Knowing where the boys on this team go to school, what do you expect them to look like? Why do you think that is?

The boys from the other school would look tough, and dangerous. They would look like this because they have gone through so much, at such a young age. They are in the Juvenile because they had done something wrong. This could be because of the lack of education or lack of love and care from their parents.

4. How does the Statement by the Gainesville player show examples of stereotyping?

It shows an example of stereotyping; because it shows that just because someone is a prisoner doesn’t necessary make them a bad person that is not worth talking to, or ignoring. People go to prison to learn a lesson, for doing something bad, this doesn’t necessary make them someone to be scared of, or think as being “different". Of Corse being in prison is nothing to be proud of but you can always learn from your mistakes.