Freedom Writers “Freedom Writers” is one of movies about an idealistic but strong-willed teacher who transforms chaotic class of hardened inner city youths. The story focus where which also strongly rebukes racism and inner city gang activity‚ is not only emotionally powerful and intellectually stimulating; it is also uplifting and entertaining. The moral values of freedom writers are: • The students gained knowledge about the truth and the higher moral values‚ and then applied what they learned
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Freedom Writers Discussion Questions Name ______________________ Why are the students so unwilling to associate with anyone outside their ethnic/racial groups? Where those this intolerance come from? What would you do to break the ethnic and racial barriers in Mrs. Gruwell’s classroom? Think about your own school or out-of-school activities. Are youth respectful of each other’s differences? Are there problems similar to those in Wilson High? If so‚ what steps can you take
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SUMMARY OF FREEDOM WRITERS Freedom Writers is set in the 1990s and tells the story of a novice teacher’s interactions with a group of students in a Long Beach high school two years following the Los Angeles Riots. The film is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diaries: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them‚ a collection of essays compiled from the real experiences of Erin Gruwell (1999) and her students‚ known as the Freedom Writers. The
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The main events depicted take place between 1994–1996‚ beginning with scenes from the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Swank plays the role of Erin Gruwell‚ a new‚ excited school teacher who leaves the safety of her hometown‚ Newport Beach‚ to teach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach‚ a formerly high achieving school which has recently put an integration plan in place. Her enthusiasm is rapidly challenged when she realizes that her class are all "at-risk" high school students‚ also known as "unteachables"
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Freedom writers Question 1. Why are the students so unwilling to associate with anyone outside their ethnic/racial groups? Where does this intolerance come from? The students are so unwilling to associate with each other because they’re not used to getting along with the other group of people. Their used to having to run or shoot at the other ethnic/racial groups. This intolerance comes from growing up in hostile environments towards the other ethnic/racial groups. 2. What would you
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The Freedom writers Diary which was a amazing true story for it shows strength‚ courage‚ and achievements in the face of adversity. This remarkable true story starts in the fall of 1994‚ in class room 203 at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach‚ California. Erin Gruwell first time teacher faced her first group of students‚ told to be “unteachable and at risk” teens by the administration. Erin’s class room diverse mix of African-American‚ Latino‚ Cambodian‚ Vietnamese‚ and Caucasian students‚
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The freedom Writers Essay In “The Freedom Writers”‚ “Mrs. G” has to find some way to catch the student’s interest‚ help them to do work‚ and maybe even try to understand their problems in life. What starts out as a grade‚ turns into a pathway from the students to the teacher that leads to respect‚ strength‚ and understanding. As the teacher reads the students journals‚ she begins to realize that these students live tragic lives and because of that‚ it causes separation in her classroom between
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Introduction I chose to write my movie analysis on The Freedom Writers (2007) produced by Danny DeVito‚ Michael Shamberg‚ and Stacey Sher‚ and written by Richard LaGravenese (imbd.com). This film is a true story about a young high school teacher who encounters a classroom filled with hostility. After showing the students what horrors racism and segregation can lead to by teaching them about the Holocaust‚ the students learn that there are better ways‚ such as writing in a diary‚ to work through
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Freedom Writers Essay In the Freedom writers‚ Eva had to go through a lot‚ especially when she was a young girl. She will always remember the time when she saw her next door neighbor get shot for no apparent reason‚ just because of his race. Also a few minutes the cops took her father away‚ but they had no reason they just felt like arresting a Mexican. I think that by Eva seeing all of this at such a young age made her into a tough girl that wouldn’t be afraid of anything and always
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Freedom Writes “ In Long Beach all comes down to what you look like Latino‚ Asian‚ Black‚ or white. We fight each other over territory; we kill each other over race‚ pride‚ and respect. We fight for what is ours. They think they’re winning by jumping me now‚ but soon they’re all going down‚ war has been declared.” Freedom Writes are students from different backgrounds and gangs facing many hardships in their personal lives: physical violence‚ emotional abuse‚ substance abuse‚ Poverty
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