Names
The English the teachers name
Ms.Gruwell
What does Collaboration mean?
Produced or conducted by two or more parties working together.
According to the author of Diary 5, how much does it cost to get a gun?
$25
What state is Wilson High in?
California
What did Anne Frank write a diary about?
The Holocaust
What does MTV nickname Long Beach?
Gangsta-rap capital
What does affiliation mean?
A connection with a political party or religion, or with a larger organization.
How many students knew what the Holocaust was when Ms. Gruwell asked?
No one
Where was Wilson High located?
Long Beach
Why can most of the class relate to Rufus from Durango Street?
If they haven’t been in jail, they have a cousin, brother, or friend who has.
in the foreword what other young girl in history is Zlata compared to?
Anne Frank
What word is this a definition of?
A prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Bias
Who dressed as if they stepped out of a Gap ad?
Kappa Zeta girls
Name 3 cliques that are at the school according to the author of Diary 2?
Beverly Hills/Disneyland, Tweakers, China Town, Tijuana Town/Run to the Border, and Da Ghetto
What is the documentary Hoop Dreams about?
It’s a documentary about two boys from the Chicago projects who had a passion for basketball.
Who had a racial caricature drawn of him with huge, exaggerated lips?
Sharaud
What word is this a definition of?
The practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.
Diversity
What other jobs did Ms. Gruwell have in order to pay for books, guest speakers, and field trips for her students?
She worked at a hotel and at Nordstrom.
What does the author of Diary 3 compare Wilson High to?
The city or a prison
Why did the author of Diary 13’s friend want to play Rufus?
He related to him because he also lived in the projects and like him, he’s never known his father.
What sorority did the author of Diary 8 join?
Kappa Zeta
Use tolerance correctly in a sentence.
To be determined by teacher/para
What would Proposition 187 take away from illegal immigrants?
Healthcare benefits and any other public program, like school.
How did the other teachers react to the publicity Ms. Gruwell’s classes were getting after they went to see the Schindler’s List?
She made them look bad.
What war was occurring when Zlata Filippovic wrote her diary?
The Bosnian War