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freedom wrighters Monday, June 1, 2009

1.Describe a scene in the movie Freedom Writers that you remember well. Explain why you picked it.?
I love the seen when the teatcher reeds what everyone has written in their diarys .
I think that part goes strait to your heart, when you hear them tell whats going on in their lives and the teatcher sitts there helpless. I picked that part because i relly think that it was a beautiful seen if i can say so. You relly feel their pain and suffer.

2. Compare your reading experience to your viewing experience. What are the differences and similarities between reading the Freedom Writers diaries and watching the movie Freedom Writers, in your opinion
I really dont remenber so much of the diarys we read it wasent the same as the move, the move sticks. In the book there were a lot of feelings . I liked the move better because you can se who the characters is you understand everything more.

3. Evaluate the movie and the book (state your own personal opinion about them) OR discuss the overall message of the diaries and the movie
I think that the move and the book whants to teach us than people are the same, it dosent matter where you come from or what you skin type is. People are the same some are poor and some are homeless. And that everybody has a drem we just need to find it in our own way!

freedom writers

FREEDOM WRITERS

1.ANSWER: When the students were mad that their teachers would not continue with the next year. They waited for an amendment to it while their teacher was in meeting with the Principal and all other teachers. They were so happy because they had not expected a change and their teachers did everything to continue next year with them. I chose this scene because it was both sad and happy scene, their teachers were more than a mother for them, the sins evident in this scene.

2.ANSWER: When I read the book, I was very contained in the book I hung with great care and I had a good imagination of how they looked and how their personality was, but in the movie it was more interesting when I saw how they were and how their teachers were. Therefore, to read is not like to see. It was more funnier to see the movie than to read that. Because when I read a book so it takes a bit until I have a fantasy about how it looks then I get tired of the book and continue to read it later or the next day. But in the movie, I quickly and is fully concentrated.

3.ANSWER: The book was very interesting and fun but it was so complicated I hung with really good last bit of the book. The movie was a very good film, it showed how it is in reality and there is really like in, steam lives of violence, crime and racism, but then a change happens suddenly. Thus for me was the movie better than the book. The movie was also very sad. I would like to see the movie again and I will do..... :)


Sorry for I could not do homework on the time because my computer start hacking and I had to restart it many times. :)

Posted by Potential Dreamer

Questions on the freedom writers:

1. I remember when Eva told Mrs. G about her situation with the consequences of her actions in court. How she was forced to go and live with her aunt and how it would affect her school work. I felt that it was really touching and I saw Eva growing as a character when she confided in someone. Anyone really. In the beginning of the movie I would never have taught that she would have the courage and the strength to cheer her problems with anyone at all. I also think that it’s a moment were Eva and Mrs. G connect and bond and it’s a beautiful moment.

2. The biggest different between reading the book and watching the movie is that when I reed the book the characters came to life in my mind. But then when I saw the movie my thoughts and opinions changed completely but it doesn’t have to mean that it’s a bad thing. I saw some similarities and some scenes was exactly as I had imagined.

3. I loved the book and the movie. It was one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time. I can’t really state a correct and fully explained opinion on the book since I have only reed parts of it. But the pieces that I’ve reed I have loved. It’s very dark but at the same time it gives you a feeling of hope. You learn to sympathize whit the kids and you come to love their characters. I will watch this movie many times again. It’s great.

Posted by Gjejlan

Freedom Writers

1) Describe a scene in the movie that you remember well. Explain.

- One of the scenes that i really remember is the one where the teacher is reading out loud what all of the students had written earlier, and I was amazed by how they wrote all of it. The way they described everything they went through, their feelings, the difficulties, the heartache and sorrow. i couldn't believe half of what they had been through, beeing so young and all, but it still helped me connect and relate to some of the diaries. The diaries really opened my mind about being strong and never losing faith and to countinue fighting, which the students really did. This scene touched me so much and even made me release a few tears.

- Another scene that I also remembered was the one where it showed all of the students in different places, reading Anne Franks journal. I was surprised that there were so many people that were interested in the book, that so many people wanted to read it, when they were all teenagers who hated school. I was surprised by seeing them behave so good, and wanting to read. And I was really happy, cause we got to se the good side of all these students, thats when the movie became interesting to me.

2) Compare your reading experience to your viewing experience.

- I want to start this by saying that it was both fun and interesting reading the diarys and seeing the movie. Reading the diarys was fun, but sometimes I felt that it was a bit too much to read. But watching the movie was more interesting to me, mostly cause it wasn't as boring as the diary could be sometimes, but also cause I got a better picture on what really happened, which I didn't get when I read the diarys, and that makes it boring to countinue to read.

3) Discuss the message of this story/movie.

- I think that the message of this movie is that they want to show people that there are alot of people that have problems at home, in school and everywhere else, and that it is not only for example black people, but everybody. That you shouldn't hate eachother for you background, and that you should respect others just like you want to get respect. That there is something good in everybody, and that you shouldn't look down on yourself and think that you don't know a thing, which the pupils did. Cause when they realised that they have something good in themselves too, then they started fighting. And everybody who feels the same way they did can do the same thing. Thats what I think the message of this movie was.

1. Describe a scene in the movie Freedom Writers that you remember well. Explain why you picked it.

A scene from freedom writers that I especially remember is when a guy read a chapter from his own diary for the whole class. The text was especially meant for the teacher. He told her how a such of big difference she had made in his life and how she had taught him to belive in hope and faith. I was really touched by this scene because it shows a lot on the movie's message. You should dare to believe in yourself and feel satisfied with who you are. The teacher's purpose was to give the students self-esteem and community, this scene shows that she actually managed to do it.

2. Compare your reading experience to your viewing experience. What are the differences and similarities between reading the Freedom Writers diaries and watching the movie Freedom Writers, in your opinion?

In the diaries that we read, the characters life and feelings are more clearly explained. The movie hasn't all of the details that makes the whole story such a great one, but since the movie was very gripping and the scenes captured my interest, I prefer to watch the movie. In the movie you get a greater insight of how it really looked like and how tough the students were living. How much bias there is in our people and how much we hate each other just because we don't look the same or have the same blood. In the movie you get a clear picture of how the teacher reinforces each student's self-esteem. To previously been reading the diaries made it easier to better understand the students' and teachers' feelings during the film.

3. Evaluate the movie and the book (state your own personal opinion about them) OR discuss the overall message of the diaries and the movie.

I never expected that this movie would be as good as it was. It was above my expectations and managed to capture my interest. The main message of the book and the movie is that you should dream and believe in yourself, and that you should have respect for all your fellow human beings, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background. No matter how we look or how we act, we deserve to be treated with respect. We should not be divided into ethnic groups and start wars witch each other, we are all human beeings.

Last class

Hi everyone!
Tomorrow we will wrap up the discussion on Freedom Writers and I will also let you know your grade in this course. Tomorrow is our last class for this term. Please return your English books tomorrow. See you then!