What did Ms. Gruwell's Department Head say about her lesson plans the first day of school?
What is the lessons were too hard for the students due to low reading scores and not to assign too much homework
100
Name the activity that Ms. Gruwell used to get to know students better and help them realize they are not as different as they may think?
What is line game
100
How many students did Ms. Gruwell teach?
What is 150
200
Why did Ms. Gruwell decide not to become a lawyer
What is by the time a student is in court the battle has already been lost
200
Where did students take a field trip to that allowed them to have more tolerance?
What is Holocaust Museum
200
What do the students do to get Miep to visit Wilson High?
What is they initiate a fundraiser
300
What is the name of the novel that Ms. Gruwell assigned for her students to read?
What is The diary of Anne Frank
300
What was the purpose of the journals
What is to allow students to tell their incredible stories
300
How did the class come upon the subject of the Holocaust?
What is someone drew a drawing of what German's did to Jews.
400
How many years did Ms. Gruwell teach her students?
What is 4
400
Why does Miep consider the Freedom Writers Hero's?
What is Because they have had to overcome unbelievable circumstances, such as daily gang life, poverty, becoming educated for graduation and beyond.
400
Why are students so unwilling to associate with students outside their racial groups? What happened?
What is Rodney King beating leading to LA Riots
500
What were the reasons Ms. Gruwell was given as to why she couldn't teach her students junior and senior year? Name two
What is not enough seniority, disrupt teaching schedules, could be taught by a more experienced teacher,
500
Why did Maria send Paco to jail?
What is she was affected by the story of Anne Frank to do the right thing. She wanted out of gang life.
500
Why is Eva so upset about the ending of "The Diary of Anne Frank"
What is she believed that Anne should make it because she was good and Maria believed she was bad. So if Anne didn't make it, what does it say about her? She felt hopeless.