Freedom writers fighting hatred with language arts /
When a racial incident occurred in her classroom, 23-year-old English teacher Erin Gruwell spun it into an ongoing dialogue that ultimately changed the lives of 150 inner-city students. In this program, ABC News correspondent Connie Chung documents the story of the group that came to be known as the...
| Other Authors: | ABC News Productions., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2006], c1998.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (15 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
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| Summary: |
When a racial incident occurred in her classroom, 23-year-old English teacher Erin Gruwell spun it into an ongoing dialogue that ultimately changed the lives of 150 inner-city students. In this program, ABC News correspondent Connie Chung documents the story of the group that came to be known as the Freedom Writers and their exemplary teacher. Challenging them to confront hatred through writing, Ms. Gruwell led her students to publish a nationally acclaimed book about their own experiences of violence and despair. "To feel hopeless at 16 is such a tragedy. And so many kids do," she says. |
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| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 11, 2006. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Using the Holocaust to Teach Tolerance (3:20) -- Using History to Teach the Present (2:07) -- Erin Gruwell's Teaching Techniques (2:59) -- Giving Students a Second Chance (4:50) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. When a racial incident occurred in her classroom, 23-year-old English teacher Erin Gruwell spun it into an ongoing dialogue that ultimately changed the lives of 150 inner-city students. In this program, ABC News correspondent Connie Chung documents the story of the group that came to be known as the Freedom Writers and their exemplary teacher. Challenging them to confront hatred through writing, Ms. Gruwell led her students to publish a nationally acclaimed book about their own experiences of violence and despair. "To feel hopeless at 16 is such a tragedy. And so many kids do," she says. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (15 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |