The Freedom Writers Diary
The students of Ms Gruwell’s class wrote, edited, and published a book titled “The Freedom
Writers Diary”, which is a collection of the actual diary entries that they wrote for Ms Gruwell in
the notebooks she gave them to record their thoughts and experiences.
These entries deal with subjects such as the deaths of friends and family, gang violence, abuse,
poverty, and homelessness. They also demonstrate great examples of hope, strength,
determination, growth, and change.
For this assignment, I would like you to choose one entry from the diary, read it, and complete
the questions that follow these instructions. Please do not choose Ms Gruwell’s entries, as I
would like you to analyze one of the anonymous student entries instead.
Entry # ________
What is the entry about? _______________________________________________________
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What emotions does the writer express in this entry? ______________________________
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These entries are anonymous, but how do you picture the writer?
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Does the writer experience any change or growth throughout the events of this entry?
Explain.
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Can you relate to the writer and their emotions and experiences? Explain why or why not.
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