Setting
What number is their classroom?
203
Which character is most reluctant to change?
Eva
What does Ms Campbell refuse to give Ms G?
Books
What do the diaries symbolise?
Empowerment, a voice in their education
What is the Director's name?
Richard LaGravenese
What riots took place before the start of the film?
What does marcus admit about his first night in Juvinile Hall?
He was scared and cried
We see a montage of ____ at the very start of the film
What symbols in the classroom represent the positive change?
Flowers, student work on the walls
Name a book they read in the film
Diary of Anne Frank
Romeo and Juliet
The Odyssey
What initiative does Wilson High have in place, that the teachers blame for the decline of the school?
Voluntary Integration (encouraging ethnic diversity in the schools)
Who says: “Justice doesn't mean the bad guy goes to jail, it just means that someone pays for the crime.”
Andre, when his brother goes to jail
Which characters show their growing friendship through learning a handshake?
Marcus and Ben
Name a symbol that shows Ms G is not like the other teachers
Her Pearls
Where did they get the name "Freedom Writers"?
From the "Freedom Fighters" who fought against segregation laws
Which university does Ms G and some of her students go to after High School?
California State University Long Beach
What does Eva give her dad in prison?
Her book that she read in class (Durango Street by Frank Bonham)
What is the fundraiser called?
Taste for Change
How is the lighting a symbol in the scene when Ms G is reading their diaries?
A spotlight, there own chance to share their stories and be heard.
What is "deficit thinking"?
Already expecting a student to be/do bad before you know them