Erin Brockovich

Standard 1 Making Connections: TTT- This whole book reminds me of Eminem raps because he typically raps about being poor or being from the hood. TTW- (Pg. 22) In this entry it talks about how segregated people are treated. How discouraged everyone is by their race. All a guy did was walk out of a store and was shot. It reminds me of presidential assassinations. This could also be related to school shootings or racial shootings. These things happen all the time. TTW- (Pg. 39) It says, “168

students from different races and backgrounds to a class full of great individuals? That is what happened in the movie Freedom Writers. Erin Gruwell is the white teacher and the students are class 203 of Woodrow Wilson High School. At the beginning, class 203 is just a bunch of people who hate learning and have no future. However, it all changes since the presence of Erin Gruwell. She approaches this unteachable class and starts to develop their emotional intelligence. From students who like to neglect

The film that I chose to analyze is The Freedom Writers. This movie is about Erin Gruwell portrayed by Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank, whose passion to become a teacher is soon challenged by a group of Black, Latino and Asian gang members who hate her even more than they hate each other. Erin begins to understand that these kids are not delinquents and gives them something they never had from a teacher before—respect. For the first time, these teens experience a hope that they actually matter

“If you can't fly, then run, if you can't run, then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward. (Martin Luther King Jr.) Even though Eva and Anne both went through really hard time they both continued to move forward. Both “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Freedom Writers” share the life lesson of even though life is hard that you should never give up and keep trying your hardest. Eva has had a rough life since she was young. Eva has been involved with

to change and make differences in the lives of the students in which she becomes acquainted with as a new teacher in Long Beach, California. The story took place in the year of 1994, and was documented on film to have been based on the true story of Erin Guwell (2007). Guwell who was played by Jennifer Gardner, was portrayed to be caring, tough and determined to teach her students to become more than they ever thought that they could be. The inner city school made up primarily of low income minorities

The Freedom Writers is a book and movie that shows the story of how different races dropped their differences and came together to learn and care for each other. The book was written in 1999 and the movie was created in 2007, which had a very accurate, but dramatic, depiction of the book. The movie was directed by Richard LaGravenese and featured acting roles from popular actors Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, and Scott Glenn (IMDb). The movie takes place at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach

teacher Erin Gruwell who is tasked with educating a group of underprivileged students that have experienced racial and gang violence all their lives. As Erin begins her journey to educate her new students she discovers that they are in need of much more than a broad curriculum education. Erin finds that these individuals need someone to positively influence, inspire, and stimulate a dream for their future that guides them away from the negative constraints they have encountered. In order for Erin to effectively

LaGravenese, director of The Freedom Writers, uses a wide range of techniques to show how students of Woodrow Wilson High School become more than just puppets in the undeclared war that surrounds them. The film shows how a first-year teacher, named Erin Gruwell, taught students in a time when racism was at its ultimate high, and how different races and cultures were at war with each other inside and out of class to gain power and respect. The film focuses on the problems these young teenagers experience

Freedom Writers Film Review But even an ordinary secretary Or a housewife or a teenager Can, within their own small ways, Turn on a small light in a dark room. - Miep Gies Just like how Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank) turned the lights on, in the dark room of 203. Freedom Writers is a film inspired by students of Woodrow Wilson High School as they experience the aftermath of LA riots. Los Angeles resembles a war zone back in the 1992. During this time in America, it all comes down to what a person look

How Can Ms. G Make a Big Change Freedom Writers is a film about a young, idealistic teacher Erin Gruwell and her class of racially mixed students at Wilson High School in long Beach, California. It is based on a true story. The movie shows us, how can a new inspirational teacher change the inner-city and at-risk students, who all live pretty tough lives, from self -desert to feel free in mind? It’s believed that her optimism and perseverance, using proper strategies to grasp the mental change and