Ms. Gruwell
What was Ms. Gruwell's room number?
203
How did they get their name?
From the freedom riders
What is the big lesson the students learned?
To trust other peoples backgrounds and not to judge
How do the students tell their stories?
The diaries
What year of teaching was it for Ms. Gruwell?
1st year by herself
How many freedom writers graduated high school?
All 150 of them
How do the students begin to like Ms. Gruwell?
She gains their trust and shows them how to use their voice
How many computers did John Tu bring to the class?
35
How does she teach her students?
Puts her teachings to their real life struggles
What does writing help the students with?
Express their feelings
What real world event do they learn about that relates to prejudice?
The Holocaust
What does the diaries become after the idea from Ms. Gruwell?
The Freedom Writers Book
Where does Ms. Gruwell live?
Long Beach
What book did they read that changed their perspective?
The Diary of Anne Frank
What is the main message of the Freedom Writers Diary?
That understanding real life things can overcome hate. Coming together as a family.
What do the students find about themselves through room 203?
They have a voice and they can use it through many different things.
How does Ms. Gruwell change her students?
She showed them what it was like to be seen
Why did the freedom writers go on trips?
To learn lessons about what they are talking about, and to try and get people to publish their book
How do the students become a family?
They learn to come together as one and to not look at ethnicity.
About how many trips did room 203 go on?
5