The Freedom Writers Diary

living in a place where their entire community wants to see them fail. This, is the story known as The Freedom Writers. The director for this movie was Richard LaGravenese. Main characters from the film include Erin Gruwell, Scott Casey, Steve Gruwell, Margarett Campbell, Eva Benitez, Andre Bryant, Gloria Munez, SIndy, Alejandra Santiago, Marcus, Jamal Hill, Brandy Ross, and Ben Daniels (“Freedom Writers”). Woodrow Wilson High School is in Long Beach, California and has recently integrated students from

The Freedom Writers was a drama/teen filmed in 2007, starring Hilary Swank. It was directed by Richard LaGravenese. He’s an American screenwriter and film director, best known as the writer of The Fisher King. The movie was based on the story of a dedicated teacher named Erin Gruwell (Hillary Swank), who inspires and teaches her class of aggressive students that there is hope in this world for a life outside gang violence. This film will keep you curious about what’s going to happen next. Unlike

My favorite movie that I have chosen for this report is called Freedom Writers. This movie takes place in the year 1994 at a school in Long Beach, California where a school is racially divided. At this school, there is a dedicated woman with idealistic views called Mrs. Erin Gruwell that is starting her first teaching job as a freshman and sophomore English teacher. Her first class that she has is a class of “at-risk” students deemed incapable of learning and/or obeying. Mrs. Gruwell has a rough

then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward. (Martin Luther King Jr.) Even though Eva and Anne both went through really hard time they both continued to move forward. Both “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Freedom Writers” share the life lesson of even though life is hard that you should never give up and keep trying your hardest. Eva has had a rough life since she was young. Eva has been involved with gangs for a long time. She also had to see

Erin Gruwell Changed Her Students by Love and Responsibility True love is the most important thing in this world. It is a worthless gift to people. In the movie Freedom Writers, it is love makes Erin Gruwell to be a respected teacher. She did lots of things for her students, who had trouble in some areas especially in the gun problem and racial discrimination. Through love and responsibility, the students changed. Erin was a loving teacher with enthusiasm. Her responsibility is reflected in her for

The film ‘Freedom Writers’ directed by Richard LaGravenese, is a moving, inspiring story about a group of students and their everyday challenges living in the suburb of Long Beach. Long Beach is gang land, not just one gang but numerous rival gangs all fighting for superiority. Memorable scenes from the film mainly always refers to a 14 year old student named Eva Benitez who has grown up in this environment. Her life story is shown throughout the film from when she was young, initiating into gangs

Freedom Writers- Theme Essay: The film Freedom Writers directed by Richard La Gravenese is an American film based on the story of a dedicated and idealistic teacher named Erin Gruwell, who inspires and teaches her class of belligerent students that there is hope for a life outside gang violence and death. Through unconventional teaching methods and devotion, Erin eventually teaches her pupils to appreciate and desire a proper education. The film itself inquiries into several concepts regarding

How Can Ms. G Make a Big Change Freedom Writers is a film about a young, idealistic teacher Erin Gruwell and her class of racially mixed students at Wilson High School in long Beach, California. It is based on a true story. The movie shows us, how can a new inspirational teacher change the inner-city and at-risk students, who all live pretty tough lives, from self -desert to feel free in mind? It’s believed that her optimism and perseverance, using proper strategies to grasp the mental change and

The film that I chose to analyze is The Freedom Writers. This movie is about Erin Gruwell portrayed by Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank, whose passion to become a teacher is soon challenged by a group of Black, Latino and Asian gang members who hate her even more than they hate each other. Erin begins to understand that these kids are not delinquents and gives them something they never had from a teacher before—respect. For the first time, these teens experience a hope that they actually matter

Freedom writers is a 2007 film starring Hilary Swank as a new teacher starting her career in a racially divided high school. The movie shows a harsh reality for youth living in a rough urban environment and a teacher that ignores race and only wants to help her students succeed in life. There are many social issues involved in this movie including crime, discrimination, and family. Along with that, the film constantly shows examples of the labeling social perspective. While being mostly a dark and