The Freedom Writers Diary

Freedom Writers was an inspirational movie for all current and future teachers. Erin Gruwell’s passion as she accepts the position as an English teacher in a racially divided high school is outstanding. She went above and beyond to do whatever was possible for her students to receive the best education. In the classroom, she saw the struggles each student was facing and soon accommodated to what their interest were. After watching this movie, I would characterize Erin Gruwell’s motivation for teaching

Ingrid Gonzalez EDUC 1301 Mrs. Hernandez September 29, 2016 Teacher Movie (Freedom Writers) In this movie I learned that being a teacher isn’t easy, you will face many problems about students not wanting to do work that you assign. In Freedom Writers the teacher faces many problems when she realized that her students don’t know how to read or write. She over comes this by giving them journals to write how they feel and they are given the option to leave their journals or take them home. Most of

The Freedom Writers is an emotional story about a classroom of students. These students all come from different backgrounds; most of them are in gangs or grew up around gang violence. They fear for their lives every single day and do not care whatsoever about getting their education in high school. That is until one teacher, Mrs. Erin Gruwell, comes along. Mrs. Gruwell teaches them that they are not so different at all. She treats them with respect, which is much more than any other teacher has ever

In the film Freedom Writers, there was a young teacher named Erin Gruwell was assigned to teach at Woodrow Wilson high school in Los Angeles. Erin was first time teaching, and she has no idea what kind of students she will teach. The students were underprivileged. Boys and girls were taking drugs, carrying guns everywhere and the spend most of their lives in prison or hiding from the police and they are fourteen and fifteen years old. Erin didn’t know that the students were suffering throughout the

That is for you to find out. I believe that out of all people, us teenagers, have this huge question of ‘what next?’ staring them in the face. I think that finding purpose is one of the most significant themes throughout the movie and book “Freedom Writers” directed by Richard LaGravenese (book) written by Erin Gruwell (and all the students of room 203). The movie is a heartfelt drama that is meaningful, and based on a true story. I will be discussing three main points; stereotypes/expectations

In the movie The Freedom Writers, Marcus is a very important character, who shows a very drastic change throughout the movie. In the beginning of the movie, Marcus is homeless, is part of a gang, and didn’t like school. By the end of the movie, Marcus lives with his mother, is no longer part of a gang, and really enjoys school now. Marcus changed and grown after realizing he betrayed his mothers trust by joining a gang, and that his mother only wanted the best for him. When Marcus joined a gang

To you, Erin Tam may just seem like another Asian girl in Monterey Park. I can assure you, she isn’t. This girl named Erin goes to a school called Repetto, and is currently in eighth grade, but she isn't some random eighth grade either. Her insight on things aren't influenced by the internet, and she refuses to fill her head with the nonsense of the average thirteen-year-old brain. After interviewing her, I cannot say that me perspective of the world has miraculously changed, but I will say that

In the film Freedom Writers, Erin Gruell is faced with prejudice from her colleagues when she decides to take on a low achieving class. Erin’s life changes drastically when she meets the students in room 203. Even though Ms.Campbell told her of horror stories of her students she learns the truth behind the prejudice and sees the good in her students. The message the film communicated to us is that often times a prejudice is untrue and unnecessary. Ms.Gruell experiences prejudice from her colleagues

It's 1994 in Long Beach, California. Erin Gruwell is just starting her first teaching job, 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 because of its integration

The film, Freedom Writers, directed by Richard LaGravenese in 2007, demonstrates an abundance of emotions, such as bravery and sorrow. The author, Erin Gruwell, shares the stories of her students who have experienced things from gun violence to emotional abuse, to show that the students will unite if they are understood, respected, and given an opportunity. The movie Freedom Writers is an empowering film as it shows that by taking advantage of the opportunities in one’s life, they can achieve many