The person that Andre needed to care for because his father left.
What is his mother.
100
The reason or reasons one has for acting in a particular way.
What is motivation.
100
A list that records everything you need to do "next". Whenever you have free time you start the next thing on that list instead of wasting time.
What is a Next Actions List.
100
A collectivistic culture is one that has a we/us orientation and believes in a helping the collective. In the beginning, Andre focused on this culture that has an I/me orientation and believes in helping the individual.
What is individualistic culture.
100
Conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives and desires.
What is Self-Awareness.
200
Andre had this mindset toward the end of the movie.
What is creator.
200
Andre has Erin Gruwell, his teacher, who keeps him on track.
What is Andre's mentor.
200
The class in Room 203 rewarded themselves for even the smallest accomplishments.
What is Celebrating Your Successes and Talents.
200
This is a generalization of a culture, demographic or individual which some people use for judging others. Ben judged Andre and the entire class when he first came into the class.
What is stereotyping.
200
The teacher that taught Andre and his classmates in Room 203.
What is Erin Gruwell.
300
The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.
What is responsibility.
300
Erin Gruwell mentor's her students to do their best.
What is encouraging.
300
At one point Andre passed up making a delivery to go on the field trip, he didn't have to think about it, he just walked past. He had a goal.
What is Staying Focused.
300
This is a slight or insult that sends demeaning messages to members of a minority group. Jamal's picture was an example of this.
What is microaggressions.
300
This is what Andre gains for his other classmates that are different races.
What is respect.
400
Trying to do the right thing for yourself.
What is Internal motivation.
400
Andre didn't always have time for homework because of the way he lived. Where people live and how they live affects their lives.
What is Time and Culture.
400
The students didn't do this until the turning point of the movie. After they used this key concept of employing interdependence they began to learn properly.
What is Active Listening.
400
This is Andre's characteristic when he fails himself on the self-grading assignment.
What is Inner Critic.
500
When Andre turned this into Mrs. Gruwell, she made him do it again because he didn't believe in himself the first time.
What is Self-Evaluation.
500
Mrs.Gruwell talked to Andre in the hall about being the person she knows he can be.
What is inspiration.
500
Andre could have used a organization tool to help him get his goals, he would have written down all the small goals and in order of most important.
What is a Next Actions List.
500
Throughout the motion picture we observe Andre's character progression. In the beginning he's seen doing thes two things. Then in the end he is seen doing this, transitioning from a victim to a creator.
What is placating, leveling and blaming.
500
This is what Andre gains when he decides to go to a school event instead of hanging out with his gang member.