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Unity: room 1154 and Freedom Writers
DO NOW: Silently and Solo-ly, for 2 songs, answer each question in atleast 5 complete sentences:
1. What is your definition for Unity? Do you think being united as a school is important? Why? Do you think
being united as a classroom is important? Why? What happens when there is no unity?
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2. What does a united school and classroom look and sound like? Why?
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3. What can you do to ensure that ASA is united? Why? What can you do in each of your classes to ensure
that your classroom is united? Why?
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We are watching Freedom Writers because it portrays an excellent example of Unity.
As you watch Freedom Writers, on a separate sheet of paper…
1. Answer each question with atleast 5 complete sentences, making sure to restate
each question as a statement within your answer.
2. Make sure to have your name, date and period on the top right hand corner of the
paper
3. Title your paper “Unity and Freedom Writers: Answers”
***SILENT, SOLO, EYES ON SCREEN, HANDS RAISED IS YOU HAVE A QUESTION***
Questions
1.
Why did Erin Gruwell (Mrs. G) decide to teach instead of becoming a lawyer?
2. List some opposition/obstacles Ms. G faces in the beginning:
3. How do the students in 203 relate to one another at first?
4. What are ways Ms. G tried to engage (make them interested) the students?
5. What are some reasons the students do not respect Ms. G at first? What do they say to her
When she confronts them?
6. What is Ms. G’s husband’s attitude toward her teaching career
7. Why do you think Ms. G experienced so much opposition from the other teachers?
8. How does Ms. G attempt again to reach the students?
9. How do the students see themselves in the scheme of society?
10. What activity started to unite the students?
11. What diary entry moved you the most? Why?
12. How would you describe Ms. G towards the end of the movie?
13. Describe the transformation of the students of room 2013.
14. How are the students of room 203 similar to the students of room 1154 (our room)? Why?
How are they different?
15. What was the main lesson of this movie to you? Why?
16. Why is this movie a great example of Unity? Why?