Moment Tracker
This is the name of the teacher in the novel.
Who is... Ms. Erin Gruwell.
The mass murder of millions of Jews by the Nazis during world war 2.
What is... The Holocaust.
Ms. Gruwell encourages students to use this major tool to connect them to writing in Sophomore Year?
What are... Journals or Diaries.
Sharing thoughts, feelings, or identity.
What is... Expression.
This is where the students attend school.
What is... Wilson High School.
This is the woman who kept Anne Frank alive in the attic and recovered her diary.
Who is... Miep Gies.
When buying a gun from the corner store, this student only had to pay this amount of money.
What is... $25.
A personal opinion or preference that may not be fair.
What is.. Bias.
In the diary entries, the students compare their lives to this.
What is... War.
The teen from Bosnia that keeps a diary during the Bosnia war of 1991-1993. She visits the freedom writers and inspires them.
Who is... Zlata Filipovic.
Students compared themselves to this object to show that they were not very different from one another.
What are... Peanuts.
An oversimplified standardized image or idea help by one person or group of another; to categorize individuals.
What is... Stereotypes.
What is... Long Beach, California.
In 1992, racial tensions got to an all time high in L.A after the Rodney King assult.
What is... The L.A Riots.
This is the book about being in jail that the students can relate to.
What is... Durango Street
To be passed or received from a family member?
What is... Hereditary.
Many of the Wilson High School students have to take this much busses to get to school each day.
What is... 2-3.
As a result of reading about Zlata Filipovic's experience, Tommy Jefferson (the football player) did this.
What is... Cried.
In Diary 8, this student joined a sorority that went by this name.
What is... Kappa Zeta.
Something you believe to be true without true.
What is... Assumptions.