Freedom Writers Belonging Analysis
Possible answers for Six Step Analysis of Freedom Writers exposed 1. List all the different examples of belonging evident in the text:
The students are clearly identified as belonging to an ethnic group, based on colour, race and ethnicity, e.g. the Cambodians, the Latinos, the African Americans and the ‘whites’. They also identify themselves as being gang members and belonging to the gang, including having territory and ‘protecting your own’. The majority of the students live in an area called the ‘projects’ and belong to the area of Longbeach. As students, they belong to Woodrow Wilson High School and by being placed in Miss Gruwell’s class they identify themselves as belonging to the ‘dumb’ class. Then, as the movie progresses, the …show more content…
Describe the person and the other person or group or society or place or the world as depicted in the text. b. Describe the connection between the person and the other person or group or society or place or world in terms of belonging. c. How does the person’s context influence his/her experience and sense of belonging (or lack of it)? d. What other factors impinge on the person’s experience and sense of belonging (or lack of it)? e. How do the person’s experience and sense of belonging (or lack of it) affect his/her self-concept and world-view? f. Do the experience and sense of belonging change through the course of the text? If so, explain why.
At the beginning of the movie we are introduced to Eva and given an understanding of what it is to belong to the Latino group. We hear it from her perspective and see both the danger and the security that comes from belonging to a gang.
Eva’s father is well-respected in the Latino world. However, he is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit when a member of a rival gang/ethnic group identifies him as the perpetrator. Eva’s father taught her to fight and to be proud to be Latino. He taught her to always ‘take care of her
The students are clearly identified as belonging to an ethnic group, based on colour, race and ethnicity, e.g. the Cambodians, the Latinos, the African Americans and the ‘whites’. They also identify themselves as being gang members and belonging to the gang, including having territory and ‘protecting your own’. The majority of the students live in an area called the ‘projects’ and belong to the area of Longbeach. As students, they belong to Woodrow Wilson High School and by being placed in Miss Gruwell’s class they identify themselves as belonging to the ‘dumb’ class. Then, as the movie progresses, the …show more content…
Describe the person and the other person or group or society or place or the world as depicted in the text. b. Describe the connection between the person and the other person or group or society or place or world in terms of belonging. c. How does the person’s context influence his/her experience and sense of belonging (or lack of it)? d. What other factors impinge on the person’s experience and sense of belonging (or lack of it)? e. How do the person’s experience and sense of belonging (or lack of it) affect his/her self-concept and world-view? f. Do the experience and sense of belonging change through the course of the text? If so, explain why.
At the beginning of the movie we are introduced to Eva and given an understanding of what it is to belong to the Latino group. We hear it from her perspective and see both the danger and the security that comes from belonging to a gang.
Eva’s father is well-respected in the Latino world. However, he is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit when a member of a rival gang/ethnic group identifies him as the perpetrator. Eva’s father taught her to fight and to be proud to be Latino. He taught her to always ‘take care of her