Summary of the Freedom Writers The movie “Freedom Writers” was about Erin Gruwell‚ a young teacher who accepted a position teaching freshman and sophomore English at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach‚ California. Mrs. Gruwell dramatically transformed a chaotic class of hardened inner city youths. This class was consisted of African Americans‚ Latinos‚ Asians‚ Juvenile Delinquents‚ gang members‚ one Caucasian‚ and underprivileged students from poor neighborhoods. At first‚ it was difficult
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FREEDOM WRITERS It’s 1994 in Long Beach‚ California. Erin Gruwell is just starting her first teaching job‚ that as freshman and sophomore English teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School‚ which‚ two years earlier‚ implemented a voluntary integration program. For many of the existing teachers‚ the integration has ruined the school‚ whose previously stellar academic standing has been replaced with many students who will be lucky to graduate or even be literate. Despite choosing the school on purpose
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Summarizing; freedom writers. The movie “freedom writers” begins with a teacher named Erin Gruwell who had moved to long beach California to work at Widrow Wilson high school (once known as a highly respected school). On her first day she realizes her students are considered to be ‘un-teachable’ (at risk for not graduating). She also realizes the significance in color and background when a gang fight breaks out in the middle of the courtyard. A week later‚ a small group of her students were involved
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Based on actual diary accounts of several teenagers following the L.A. riots‚ “Freedom Writers” is the story of an idealistic teacher’s attempts to make a difference in the lives of her at-risk students. Located in gang-ravaged Long Beach‚ California‚ Woodrow Wilson High is a hotbed of violence due to a voluntary integration program which brings Black‚ Latino‚ Asian‚ and White students together. Rather than having the desired effect of creating healthy diversity‚ this program breeds constant war
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Ur Saldana Professor Dozier English 1010 23 September 2008 Ms. G and I What life holds for us is determined by how much we are willing to sacrifice. In the movie Freedom Writers‚ Ms. G is the main character. Her way of viewing life gives hope to the people surrounding her. In this essay‚ I am going to compare her willingness to sacrifice with the sacrifice I was once asked to make. Ms. G dedicated herself to teaching a difficult group of students. California had integrated the school system
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FREEDOM WRITER QUESTIONAIRE 1. What are three status symbols found in the movie? - Erin’s pearls symbolize the wealth of her father‚ being as they were a gift from him. - Erin’s wedding ring symbolizes that she is married. - The tattoos on the Holocaust survivor’s arms symbolize their status as Jew. 2. Which character(s) experienced role conflict? Give an example - Although Eva and Erin both experienced role conflict‚ I feel that Erin had more of an obvious conflict.
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Freedom Writers Essay In the movie‚ The Freedom Writers Mrs. Erin Gruwell (Hillary Swank) plays a role of a dedicated teacher who did all she could‚ to help her students learn to respect themselves and each other. She has little idea of what she’s getting into when she volunteers to be an English teacher at a newly integrated high school in Long Beach‚ California. Her students were divided along racial lines and had few aspirations beyond basic survival. Mrs. Gruwell was faced with a big challenge
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Freedom Writers By: Maya Mohan Freedom writers is a book consisting of the diary entries of a classroom of a troubled youth from the inner cities struggling just to make it through each day. A courageous and kind-hearted teacher‚ Ms. Erin Gruwell took on the class as a first year teacher at Woodrow Wilson High school in Long Beach‚ California. She pushed past the students’ reputations‚ lack of funds and non supportive co-workers to help these kids achieve something many of them thought they’d never
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Analysis Sheet For Other Related Texts * Name of text: Freedom Writers (2006) Film * The composer of the text: Richard Lagravense Write a brief description of the text‚ mentioning its purpose‚ audience and giving a brief summary of the content: Set in Long Beach California the film ‘Freedom Writers’ is about a young beginning teacher who is soon challenged by a group of Black‚ Latino and Asian gang members who have extreme hate for the new teacher‚ Erin Gruwell. Over time Erin
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Rhetorical Analysis: Freedom Writers The movie “Freedom Writers” is based on a true story. Hilary Swank as Erin Gruwell plays an inspirational teacher at Wilson High School. She is ready to take on the teaching world as she steps inside Wilson High School for her first day. Her class‚ varied with teenagers of different ethnic backgrounds‚ wants nothing more than to just get through the day. African Americans‚ Latinos‚ Asians‚ gang members‚ and much more are from poor neighborhoods‚ that all share
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