Freedom Riders/Christine Anu
Freedom Writers
Perceptions and ideas of belonging, or of not belonging, vary
- Eva feels connected to her Latino gang just like the people in her class feel a sense of belonging to their gangs
- However these kids do not belong to this class, the school and more importantly the education system as they are seen as hopeless cases
- Mrs Gruwell feels a sense of disconnection towards the class as she is automatically seen as a higher class than the students by what she wears on the first day
- By the end of the movie the whole class feels a sense of belonging towards each other and not towards the gang
A sense of belonging can emerge from the connections made with people, places, groups, communities and the larger world
The connections made from the class (especially Eva) to Miss Gruwell allows them to feel a sense of belonging.
Texts explore experiences and notions of identity, relationships, acceptance and understanding
Texts explore the potential of the individual to enrich or challenge a community or group
- The class of 203 challenges us to all think about how far we can really go in our life. They start off the movie with a very dim outlook, which is highlighted by making their 18th birthday being a achievement. We take things like that for granted and truly don’t understand how valuable life really is. The class of 203 goes on to become successful and most of the students go to college, which is completely unheard from that school. The class of 203 highlights how we should not just accept what is a normal life, but to challenge this idea of a normal life and go and find our true potential and where we truly belong. “Leave no stone unturned”
Attitudes to belonging are modified over time
- Eva’s attitude to belonging changes from thinking she belongs to the Latino group because she was born Latino, to realising she can control her own fate and choose to who she can affiliate to
- Miss Gruwell’s attitude to belonging changes from
Perceptions and ideas of belonging, or of not belonging, vary
- Eva feels connected to her Latino gang just like the people in her class feel a sense of belonging to their gangs
- However these kids do not belong to this class, the school and more importantly the education system as they are seen as hopeless cases
- Mrs Gruwell feels a sense of disconnection towards the class as she is automatically seen as a higher class than the students by what she wears on the first day
- By the end of the movie the whole class feels a sense of belonging towards each other and not towards the gang
A sense of belonging can emerge from the connections made with people, places, groups, communities and the larger world
The connections made from the class (especially Eva) to Miss Gruwell allows them to feel a sense of belonging.
Texts explore experiences and notions of identity, relationships, acceptance and understanding
Texts explore the potential of the individual to enrich or challenge a community or group
- The class of 203 challenges us to all think about how far we can really go in our life. They start off the movie with a very dim outlook, which is highlighted by making their 18th birthday being a achievement. We take things like that for granted and truly don’t understand how valuable life really is. The class of 203 goes on to become successful and most of the students go to college, which is completely unheard from that school. The class of 203 highlights how we should not just accept what is a normal life, but to challenge this idea of a normal life and go and find our true potential and where we truly belong. “Leave no stone unturned”
Attitudes to belonging are modified over time
- Eva’s attitude to belonging changes from thinking she belongs to the Latino group because she was born Latino, to realising she can control her own fate and choose to who she can affiliate to
- Miss Gruwell’s attitude to belonging changes from