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	• The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World ... Freedom Writers, Zlata Filipovic Main Street Books, 1999 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 140 reviews view larger image
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Freedom Writers

Are you against racism, discriminations, violence or because your color is different you should be traded defiantly. The way you talk

Freedom Writers, tells the tale of a high school class who, by learning about World War II, broke a cycle of violence and failure in their inner city. It shows how one teacher transcended deep rooted prejudice and a struggling education system with reading, writing, energy and genuine faith in her students. Picture an anonymous segment of 90s American urban sprawl. High school kids bus in from surrounding ghettos where many expect to die in gang-related conflict before graduation. But something very unusual happens; a new teacher inspires them to take pleasure in learning, and in living. She does this by introducing them to history and the joy of reading not just the mechanics of it, which is a struggle for some, but also the art of writing and the intense impact of creatively expressing their experiences, and their soul. Today, Ms Gruwell kids are in college and have jobs they had never dared to dream about. They have published a book, traveled the world and brought members of Congress to tears and a standing ovation. Their journey from despair to hope lies at the heart of this personal and national drama and is the central theme of our movie.

My favorite part was watching the film and when one student went to his mom and tells her how sorry he was for the entire thing he did. I watched the film first then I read the book so that's why I understood this book very well.

The true story behind The Freedom Writers Diary began in the fall of 1994, at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, when an idealistic twenty three year old high school teacher, Erin Gruwell, faced her first group of high risk teenagers. These teens, a diverse mix of students from some of the roughest neighborhoods in Long Beach, soon made it apparent to the young teacher that they were not interested in learning a lot of facts that wouldn't help them survive their own life situations. Fortunately however for all concerned, a monumental event occurred when Ms Gruwell found a caricature of an Afro American student and was able to turn the situation into a character building session comparing the found picture which those caricatures drawn of the Jews during the Holocaust. As the session progressed, many of the students began to reveal their personal anger and prejudices, as well as, their own tales of abuse including the battle scars that they had received in their own war of survival.

When I was reading this book I felt a connection to some of the characters stories. I really like this book because I like dramas, and how I can image what's going on the book. The people that should read this read are the non- fiction readers.

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WOW!!

All that I can say about this book is wow!Its shows how my life is not really as bad as I thought it was.This book says you can make changes in your life,no matter how bad the situation.So,all I can say,is again,wow!

The Freedom Writers Diary

As an avid reader I loved this book. This teacher should be the epitomy of every teacheer in today's society. This book should be mandatory reading for all H.S. students, the method to help her kids learn how to read and enjoy it not only taught them the importance of reading but also the importance of liking oneself and others. More teacheers should practice this method of teaching!

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Easy Read and Uplifting!

Inspiring.........Challanging.......Uplifting.......Informational, marginally. Easy to read, addictive to the end, and thought provoking on what a teacher can do in his/her classroom to make a difference.

Was it a how-to or instructional manual? No. Very good book that intrigued my imagination on what I can do as a teacher to improve content area literacy.

Freedom Writers

My students had read an abridged version of the story, then we saw the movie. I decided to get three copies of the book to have at school. I read it and found myself with clenched teeth over some of the trials and tribulations these kids went thru...and I teach a similar population. I took a break from the book and then went back to finish. If you've seen the movie, the book has much, much more. After reading the book, I was reaffirmed as a teacher. More people should read it, dump sports stars, singers, actors, hotel heiresses as their role models and put people like Erin Gruwell on a higher pedestal. These are the role models our students need to follow.

Next year, I think I'll read individual diary entries to my students for encouragement.

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