Book Report on the Freedom Writers Diary Ten years ago‚ The Freedom Writers Diary was published and soon became an international sensation. Today‚ more than one million people have read it‚ and they have even made it a motion picture starring Hilary Swank. As the freedom writers all graduated from high school and keep on advocating their deeds‚ the journey continues. Through the report I would like to divide them into four sections to discuss: origin‚ differentiation
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Name ___________________________ English I Teacher _________________________ Fall 2011 Period ___________________________ Outsiders Date ____________________________ Freedom Writers Written Response Worksheet Directions: Please answer the following questions as you watch the film. Please use complete sentences. RESPECT 1. Why do the students initially only trust peers from their own ethnic/racial groups? 2. How does Ms. Gruwell earn the respect of her students? 3.
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Kathryn Hess English 12/ Hero’s quest period 8 Mrs. Dunn In the beginning of the movie Freedom Writers‚ the students initially only trust their peers from their racial groups. This is because they only trust the people in their gangs. Almost all the kids were in racially segregated gangs. At first‚ Ms. Gruwell has difficulty getting anything accomplished. Many of these students have never been shown any respect in the past. Eva and some of the other students tell Ms. Gruwell that they will not
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EFFECTS OF WOMAN CHARACTERS in THE MOVIES “BREAKFAST at TIFFANY’S” and “FREEDOM WRITERS” Either fictional movies or movies based on a true story‚ arouses permanent or temporary ideas or feelings. The movies named Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Freedom Writers and the effects of main women characters in these movies will be examined. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a fictional movie and it was made in 1961. Audrey Hepburn played the leading role. She represents a young and very attractive woman. In the opening
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to overcome to racial segregation and gang violence that is part of their daily lives. The movie portrays many of the topics expressed in the chapter. Critical theory‚ is an activist approach to understanding and attempting to change the social inequalities that exist. Critical theorists don’t fear getting their hands dirty‚ much like Erin Gruwell in the movie‚ Freedom Writers. Based on a true story‚ the movie shows as she attempts to inspire these students who have been labeled “at-risk.” These
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December 2013 The Freedom of Education The movie Freedom Writers‚ directed by Richard LaGravenese‚ shows the power of teaching‚ and Freedom Writers is a perfect example of a teacher who changes the lives of her students. The teacher in the movie‚ Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank)‚ is the central character and is portrayed by the director as a confident Caucasian woman who is eager to teach for the first time. Gruwell changes the lives of her students in the movie Freedom Writers through her methods
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Freedom Writers What is respect? It is you can be completed trust by somebody‚ and they want to listen to your opinion‚ and follow your plan. And how can foes trust each other? Freedom Writers explains these questions. It is a great movie adapted from a true story‚ which happened in 1995. It talks about an amazing teacher‚ Mrs. Gruwell‚ who makes bad kids become family‚ the classroom is their home. They trust and respect each other. The relationship between teacher and students changes a lot. In
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for the teens. They become like a family and realize they have more opportunities than just living beyond the age of eighteen. There are many themes portrayed in the movie “Freedom Writers”‚ but the main two focus points are overcoming adversity and believing in yourself to succeed. The first and most important theme of the movie is that you shouldn’t judge or go against another group of people just for the color of their skin or who they’re affiliated with. By the end of the film the teens realized
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Movie Review: Freedom Writers We are here! And we matter! With the help of their English teacher‚ the high school students‚ known as Freedom Writers‚ at Woodrow Wilson High set out to prove their significance in the world. In 2007‚ Paramount Picture studio released the drama Freedom Writers‚ directed by screenwriter Richard LaGravenese‚ and starring Hilary Swank‚ Scott Glenn‚ Patrick Dempsey‚ along with young unknowns in the student roles. The film portrays the real-life Erin Gruwell‚ a white
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Good afternoon miss ________ and year 10‚ today I will be speaking about a novel and a movie. The opening scenes of the freedom writers movie are riots and you can hear gun shots ‚ the audience is assailed with discordant sounds both diagetic and non diagetic‚ this also helps to convey the chaos of the context which is the social background to the film Throught the film there is a reliance on various forms of signage that provides insights for the audience about characters and events. The
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