Freshman/Sophomore Year
this channel dubbed long beach as the gangster rap capital
MTV
One of Ms. Gruwell's students was asked to give the "black perspective" on this novel in her Honors English class.
The Color Purple
Define the word stereotype
A stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
what year does the freedom writers take place
1994-1998
this rapper's music videos warped peoples view of long beach
Snoop Doggy Dogg
What reason was a main cause of the Freedom Writers not wanting to graduate?
they don't want to leave ms. gruwell's class
what is the definition of social justice
justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.
what does anonymous mean
an unknown person
These are at least three of the stereotypical names of different groups of kids on the school quad (3 for full points)
Disneyland, Da Ghetto, Run to the Border, Chinatown, Tijuana Town, Tweakers, Goths
Who forwarded the diary entries of the students and the book
zlata and ms. gruwell
What social injustices are found in Freedom Writers?
what year was the book published
1999
This is the name of the memoir by the girl from war-torn Bosnia in the 1990s
Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo
does ms. gruwell get to teach her students for their 2 final years?
yes she does get to teach them for 2 more years
Is freedom of speech a social justice issue?
if we want to live in a society that is fair and equal for everyone. Failing to do so weakens democracy.
today ms gruwell runs this organization
the freedom writers organization
This is the name of the reading project Ms. Gruwell launches during the "Toast For Change"
Read-a-thon for Tolerance
did the freedom writers get to graduate?
yes they did!
is free speech good or bad
good
how many students where involved in the freedom writers?
150 teens