Freedom Writers (2007) Instructions: As you watch the ...

Freedom Writers (2007)

Real Quotes from the Freedom Writers "I guess it's never too late to change in life. If I did it, others should be able to as well. It really depends on how badly one wants to change. I'm lucky to have another opportunity at a clean start." ? Diary 32 "When I was born, the doctor must have stamped `National Spokesperson for the Plight of the Black People' on my forehead; a stamp visible only to my teachers." ? Diary 54 "The morning of our eviction, a hard knock on the door woke me. The sheriff was here to do his job. We were moving all our stuff out as fast as we could. I started to look up to the sky, waiting for something to happen..." ? Diary 24 "I was only twelve years old when my grandmother died from severe burns that were allegedly inflicted upon her by my father. She was burnt from head to toe. Allegedly my father had poured kerosene on her and lit the kitchen stove. She caught on fire immediately." ? Diary 55

Instructions: As you watch the video, please answer each question. The answers are in chronological order. 1. How many murders occurred in Long Beach in the months following the Rodney King riots?

2. What is Ms. Gruwell's first year as a teacher? 3. Who gave Ms. Gruwell the pearl necklace?

4. What is the name of the school? 5. Describe Ms. Gruwell's first day of class.

6. How much money does Ms. Gruwell make per year (according to her dad)?

7. Which rap artist's music does Ms. Gruwell use to try to teach students about internal rhymes?

8. What is the name of the principal at Wilson High School?

9. The drawing passed around the class is a drawing of which student?

10. Which group of people does Eva say she hates?

11. How many students in Ms. Gruwell's class know what the holocaust is?

12. Stop and Reflect: Why do you think it is important for teachers to make emotional connections with students? Have you ever had a teacher that you have had a good connection with? Explain.

13. What is the name of the "game" Ms. Gruwell plays with her students?

14. What does Scott Casey, Ms. Gruwell's husband, do for a living?

15. Why does Ms. Gruwell get a second job?

16. To what museum does Ms. Gruwell take her students?

17. What does Ms. Gruwell plan for her students on the first day of their sophomore year?

18. What book (about a young girl during the holocaust) do the students read during their sophomore year? 19. What is the name of the woman who helped shelter Anne Frank?

20. What does Marcus tell his mom?

21. Making connections: Why do you think Eva told the truth in the courtroom?

22. What is the name of the group who traveled by bus through the South to challenge segregation?

23. What happens between Ms. Gruwell and her husband?

24. What do Ms. Gruwell's student want her to do?

25. What grade does Andre give himself on the self-evaluation?

26. How many computers were donated to Ms. Gruwell's class? 27. What is the title of the students' diaries?

28. What does the Board of Education decide regarding Ms. Gruwell's class?

29. Making connections: Describe a teacher that has had an impact in your life. Why did this teacher do that left an impact on your life?

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Ms. Erin Gruwell

Hillary Swank

1. Did Erin Gruwell get divorced? Yes, this part of the movie is true. Erin Gruwell and her husband divorced for reasons similar to those presented during the film.

2. Does Erin Gruwell still have a close relationship with her dad? Unfortunately, her dad passed away three years prior to the film's release. "He was my biggest supporter," she said.

3. Was Woodrow Wilson High School actually as bad as it was portrayed in the film? Not really. The school is situated near million-dollar homes and many critics say that the movie oversimplified the community. Ms. Gruwell said that her classes were made up predominantly of African Americans, Latinos, and Asians. She said the white, middle-class students, that are there today, came after word spread about her teaching methods.

4. Did Erin Gruwell really work two part time jobs so that she could buy her students books. This is partially true. She did work two jobs, but it was mostly because she was a student teacher and needed to pay tuition at California State University, Long Beach. However, she did use some of her money to purchase copies of Anne Frank for her students.

Spoiler Alert: Every teacher uses their money to purchase materials for their classroom. J 5. Is Erin Gruwell still a teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School? No. After teaching at the school from 1993-1998 and earning her M.Ed from California State University, Long Beach, she became a professor at the university. Since then, she has toured with the Freedom Writers and has stopped teaching in order to devote all of her energy to The Freedom Writers Foundation.

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Real Quotes from the Freedom Writers "I guess it's never too late to change in life. If I did it, others should be able to as well. It really depends on how badly one wants to change. I'm lucky to have another opportunity at a clean start." ? Diary 32 "When I was born, the doctor must have stamped `National Spokesperson for the Plight of the Black People' on my forehead; a stamp visible only to my teachers." ? Diary 54 "The morning of our eviction, a hard knock on the door work me. The sheriff was here to do his job. We were moving all our stuff out as fast as we could. I started to look up to the sky, waiting for something to happen..." ? Diary 24 "I was only twelve years old when my grandmother died from severe burns that were allegedly inflicted upon her by my father. She was burnt from head to tow. Allegedly my father had poured kerosene on her and lit the kitchen stove. She caught on fire immediately." ? Diary 55

Instructions: As you watch the video, please answer each question. The answers are in chronological order. 1. How many murders occurred in Long Beach in the months following the Rodney King riots? 120 murders

2. What is Ms. Gruwell's first year as a teacher? 1994 3. Who gave Ms. Gruwell the pearl necklace? Her father

4. What is the name of the school? Wilson High School 5. Describe Ms. Gruwell's first day of class. Students make fun of her, a fight almost breaks out, and the students don't pay attention to anything she is saying.

6. How much money does Ms. Gruwell make per year (according to her dad)? 27,000

7. Which rap artist's music does Ms. Gruwell use to try to teach students about internal rhymes? Tupac

8. What is the name of the principal at Wilson High School? Principal Banning

9. The drawing passed around the class is a drawing of which student? Jamal

10. Which group of people does Eva say she hates? White people

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