Stigma Got Your Tongue?Stigma Got Your Tongue?

Jessica SprecherJessica Sprecher

20092009

What is stigma anyway?What is stigma anyway?

Dictionary.com defines stigma as a mark of Dictionary.com defines stigma as a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation. one's reputation.

In medical terminology, it is used to mean a In medical terminology, it is used to mean a mental or physical mark that is characteristic mental or physical mark that is characteristic of a defect or disease of a defect or disease

In archaic language, it was used to mean a In archaic language, it was used to mean a mark made by a branding iron on the skin of a mark made by a branding iron on the skin of a criminal or slave criminal or slave

What does it mean to stigmatize What does it mean to stigmatize someone?someone?

According to Dictionary.com, it means to set According to Dictionary.com, it means to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The The crime of the father stigmatized the whole crime of the father stigmatized the whole family. family.

It also means to mark with a stigma or brand.It also means to mark with a stigma or brand.

What are we reading?What are we reading?

The Scarlet LetterThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne

What’s stigma got to do with it?What’s stigma got to do with it?

This novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, This novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who has been stigmatized by her community.who has been stigmatized by her community.

She is forced to where a scarlet A on her dress to She is forced to where a scarlet A on her dress to show everyone that she is an adulteress.show everyone that she is an adulteress.

What else do we have to read?What else do we have to read? MonsterMonster by Walter Dean Myers by Walter Dean Myers

And stigma applies how, you ask?And stigma applies how, you ask?

This novel is about a boy on trial for murder.This novel is about a boy on trial for murder.

This prosecutor has given him the stigma of This prosecutor has given him the stigma of “Monster”.“Monster”.

Are we done Are we done yet?yet?

Almost…Almost…

SpeakSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson by Laurie Halse Anderson

And we’re still talking about stigma?And we’re still talking about stigma?

You bet!You bet! This novel is about a young girl who has been This novel is about a young girl who has been

ostracized by her friends as she starts high ostracized by her friends as she starts high school due to something she did the summer school due to something she did the summer before school started.before school started.

But is she who they’ve stigmatized her as, or But is she who they’ve stigmatized her as, or are they all wrong?are they all wrong?

How’s it going to go?How’s it going to go?

You will have daily reading quizzes…You will have daily reading quizzes…

DON’T PANIC!DON’T PANIC! We’ll talk about it more We’ll talk about it more later.later.

You will have lots of group discussions.You will have lots of group discussions. You will have a final test on each novel.You will have a final test on each novel. You will have to do a book report – or a twist on one. You will have to do a book report – or a twist on one.

It will be fun. I promise! It will be fun. I promise! You will have a final project on the entire unit… It You will have a final project on the entire unit… It

should be fun, too!should be fun, too!

Works CitedWorks Cited "stigma." "stigma." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 29 . Random House, Inc. 29

Mar. 2009. <Dictionary.com Mar. 2009. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stigmahttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stigma>.>.

"stigmatize." "stigmatize." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, . Random House, Inc. 29 Mar. 2009. <Dictionary.com Inc. 29 Mar. 2009. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stigmatizehttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stigmatize>.>.

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