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can help, too. 

5. I think that's because she has more success. She teaches 

students differently than her colleagues. She and her students 

having fun with each other and yet they write good grades. 

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Freedom writers - Tasks after the film 

1. The movie begins with a military tale. This is to show the war 

between different races. It also shows the school situation there. 

They are in a 10 class, which is now getting a new teacher. She’s 

called Mrs. Gruwell. She’s married and has two more jobs. The 

students of the school are all against each other. Every day 

there's a problem and the gangs are all against each other. That's 

what Mrs. Gruwell wants to change. Her class should work 

together and not against each other. Thus, she welds the class 

more together day by day. She even succeeds. The students 

work on their own diary. They are putting together many 

projects that Ms. Gruwell is organizing. They realize that they 

can help each other and are even stronger. At the end of the 

lm, it's about whether the class can continue to keep Mrs. 

Gruwell as a teacher. Normally she doesn’t teach 11th classes. But 

after several conversations she’s allowed to teach the class 

farther. The students are very grateful to Mrs. Gruwell. She has 

put her hand in the re for the complete class. 

2. I like Eva the most. I think she‘s very helpful to her classmates. 

She has been through a lot, which makes her look strong. I think 

it's very good that she has learned to lie in the lm. I think also 

she has a strong and emotional side, which I like. 

3. In the end of the lm they are very helpful. Our class is also 

helpful and I think that‘s similar. 

4. In my opinion a teacher must be helpful and they should help 

the students. They should understand the studends when they 

have problems and they should conside this. Maybe them they 


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Freedom Writers (1) 

PDF-Dokument 

PADLET DRIVE

After the film 

Me: Hay, can we make a Interwiev? 

Jamal: Yes , why not? 

Me: Okay, what's your name ? 

Jamal: My name is Jamal. 

Me: How old are you ? 

Jamal: I am sixteen years old. 

Me: Do you like your class mates? 

Jamal: Only that guys, who are in my gang. 

Me: Do you like your teacher ? 

Jamal: No not really. 

Me: Okay thank you for the Interview. 

Jamal: No problem. 

Interview with Marcus 

After the film 

Word-Dokument 

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Interview with Sindy 

Me: Hi, can we do an Interview ? 

Sindy: Hi, yeah for sure 

Me: Ok nice, whats your name ? 

Sindy: my name is Sindy 

Me: where are you from ? 

Sindy: i am from cambodian 

Me: what was the baddest thing you ever seen in you life? 

Sindy: It was the Day where my dad beat my mom nearly to the 

death 

Me: Oh. I am so sorry for you. Whats your oppinion about your 

class. 

Sindy: i hate them because of Eva. Her boyfriend killed one of my 

friend. 

Me: ok thank you for the Interview 

Sindy: No problem 

Interview with Erin Gruwell 

Me: Hi, can we do an Interview ? 

teacher: Hi, yeah for sure 

Me: Ok nice, whats your name ? 

Teacher: my name is Erin Gruwell 

Me: what is your Job ? 

Teacher: I am Teacher on a high school 

Me: How is your class? 

Teacher: I like them but sometimes there are to root 

Me: what can you do to make them calm down 

Teacher: I play games with them 

Me: Do you have a favourite student ? 

Teacher: No, i like all Student same 

Me: Ok thank you for the Interview 

Teacher: No, Problem 

Interview with Jamal 

Me: Hi, can we make a Interwiev? 

Marcus: Yes , why not? 

Me: Okay, what's your name ? 

Marcus: My name is Jamal. 

Me: How old are you ? 

Marcus: I am sixteen years old. 

Me: Do you like your class mates? 

Marcus: Only that guys, who are in my gang. 

Me: Do you like your teacher ? 

Marcus: No not really. 

Me: Okay thank you for the Interview. 

Marcus: No problem. 

Marcus 

The character that I would like to focus on from “Freedom 

Writers” is Marcus. In my opinion this character has the most 

heart-breaking and warming parts in the lm. What I’ve noticed 

about this character is a consistent, innate loyalty that I believe 

stems mostly from his roots. From what may be gleaned of his 

microsystem, Marcus’s truly differentiating factor was his 

mother. There is no mention of a father- gure, and the only 

other in uences may be only the other neighborhood kids he 

grew up with early on. Since the character of Marcus seems so 

very loyal to all those he cares for, I’m going to make the 

assumption that his mother spent a lot of time instilling the idea 

of loyalty into Marcus. The neighborhood he lives in may have 

had gangs there, which is what led him to start af liating with 

them. The loyalty his mother in uenced was probably a very 

attractive quality to these same gangs, given that one of the 

whole points of a gang is to gain protection from your peers. 


the Freedom Writers Movie is based in a real story about a 

teacher (Erin Gruwell) who changed the lives of young people 

separated by their ethnicities. Mrs. G, as her class calls her, is a 

rst timer and she never really expects the type of class she is 

getting. Everyone in her class is disrespectful and seems to be 

gangsters, and do not care about school or their futures at all. 

The last straw is broken when an incident happens and she 

compares it to the start of the holocaust. This is a reality check 

for both, her and her students. As the year goes along Mrs. G

nds different dynamics and projects that show her students 

that they are not as different after all. Therefore, she asks them 

to write in a notebook journal about their lives, and what they 

consider to make their teacher to know about them, all their 

different stories. 

According to all her students' past, their lives, their stories, Mrs. 

G knows which is her responsability now, to make each of them 

reach their goals and make them believe in themselves no 

matter which situation they will face throughout their lives; but 

Mrs. G will face some other obstacles that will not let her down 

until she completes her proposal. 

Characterlistics of a good Teacher 

1. The ability to develop relationships with their students. 

2. Patient, caring, and kind personality. 

3. Knowledge of learners. 

4. Dedication to teaching 

5. Engaging students in learning 


A: Hello, my name is Leonie and I would like to 

interview you. 

B: Hello, Yes you can do that. 

A: What's your Name? 

B: My Name is Jamal. 

A: Are you an American? 

B: Yes, but I am an African American. 

A: May I ask her something personal? 

B: Yes of course. 

A: Have you ever lost a Friend in a gang war? 

B: Yes, I've already lost a lot of Friends. 

A: Thank you for allowing me to do an interview with you. 

B: No problem, always a pleasure. 

Interview with Eva Benitez 

A: Hello, my Name is Leonie and I would like to interview you. 

B: Hello, yes you can do that. 

A: What's your Name? 

B: My Name is Eva Benitez. 

A: Are you an American? 

B: No, I'm Mexican. 

A: Do you belong to a group, or gang? 

B: Yes I belong to a gang. 

A: How or when, do you get respect? 

B: You get respect as soon as you protect the group. 

But actually a respect gets shot or something like that. 

A: Okay, that's really interesting. Thank you for allowing me to 

interview them. 

B: No problem, always a pleasure.

Ms. Gruwell makes a trip to the museum with the children, 

where you can see what the earlier the people of the Jews or 

even people have to stand past the next movie and read, they are 

in a restaurant left with the students and pupils.When all the 

students and Mrs. Gruwell had a seat, three people recounted 

their lives earlier.They told us what they lost in life and how they 

managed to get away, and the children realized something. One 

of the class always had a weapon with him to defend himself. 

But that evening he took her out and let her fall into the Gulli. 

Eva visited her father in prison, she brought her father a book 

with what they had read in class. The father puts it aside and 

told her something.After some time, the children had even 

summer holidays after the summer holidays stood all in front of 

the class. Mrs. Gruwell called the children and pose something 

to them.After that, all students should pronounce andreaus. 

After that, everyone got a bag with three books inside, which 

after the whole in class. 

Freedom Writers (Teil6) 

When they were ready to comfort everyone, my classmate came 

forward and asked if he could read a diary entry after reading it. 

Had all students hugged a student from another class. Will 

changes to the English course because she is tired of the other 

teacher because he treats her differently than the others. When 

Erin came home she had quarrel with her husband Scott the 

next day at school, the students got the diary of Anne Frank, all 

went to bed at home or sat down in a corner of the school and 

started reading the book Children liked the book very 

much.Mrs. g. wanted the kids to write an essay that, but then 

she said they should write something about themselves, then 

they did that when the kids were nished then they wanted to 

send that to a certain woman.Mrs. g. agreed but this thing with 

the money was the problem and others said they could then 

make a collection action and that's why they did it. They had 

many stalls and then also got enough money to mail the letters 

and that the wife of Miep Gies can come to him when Mrs. Gies 

appeared, telling at school that she was about to mete out her 

life earlier and about Anne Frank with her story, others stood up 

and told her certain words. 

Freedom Writers (Teil 7) 

Freedom Writers (Teil 5) 

As Marcus lives on the street, he goes to his mother and says, 

"Mom, I need your help. I need you, I do not want to live on the 

street anymore. "But she just stood there and listened and 

thought, she had shopping in her hands and then pushed her to 

marcus The day has come when Eva has the courtroom 

appointment. The judge asked Eva what was going on that day, 

she began to tell everything, she told the truth, but she betrayed 

her boyfriend, and then the day Eva was about to go to school, 

but then three guys approached her but she quickly ran away 

but the guys had them then she was threatened with a gun on 

her head The guy with the gun in hand said traitors must die 

When the three were gone, Eva went to school and told Freu G 

One night a home arrives and sees packed bags in the hallway, 

she asked Scott why the bags were there and then he talked to 

Erin, he said a lot of things to her, one of which was that Scott 

was not important to her and prefer her job ma to come home.

Scott also said as an example that if she had to decide between 

him and the class she would rather take the class then. When 

they nally nished talking Scott was already gone. 

Short content overview of the film 

At the center of this lm is the young, idealistic English teacher 

Erin Gruwell. She takes her rst job at High School in Long 

Beach, California. There she becomes a grade nine class teacher 

as well. The everyday life of the student is characterized by 

crime, weapons, gang af liations, hatred and the struggle for 

daily survival. There are gang wars and extreme violence in the 

classrooms and in the schoolyard. The schoolyard is divided into 

tribal af liations and each group is among themselves. Many 

teachers have already given up their students, calling them 

"uneducable" or "below average." Although she receives no 

support from the college, she develops a tremendous ambition 

to give these students a future again. Highly motivated and with 

unusual means, she slowly gains the interest of the students, for 

their new class teacher. 

Englisch Interview Marcus 1 05.11.2019 

Englisch Interview Ben

Englisch Interview Eva Benitez 

Freedom Writers 07.11.19 

Englisch Interview Marcus 2| Erin Gruwell 

Freedom Writers (Ben) 

Hello, my name is Eric, can I make an interview with you? 

Yes. 

What is your name? 

My name is Ben.

Why you never speak much? 

Because i had fear from the gang members. 

Where did you like to sit in class? 

I prefer to sit in the front of the classroom with the theater. 

Have you ever been shot at? 

No, I didn’t get shot. 

Thank you for the interview. 

Freedom Writers (Marcus) 

Hello can I ask you some questions? 

Yes. 

What is your name? 

My name is Marcus. 

Where are you from? 

I am an African American. 

What did the police blamed you with? 

Because my friend killed himself with a gun and the police 

blamed me for the accident because of my color. 

How are you after the came out of the juvinile hall? 

I was hateful and guilty. My mom kicked me out of the house. 

Thank you for the interview 

A student wants to read something from his diary. He said he is 

homeless now. He said that he feels at home in the classroom. A 

high school student wants to move to Mrs. G.. All students read 

the book you received from Mrs. G.. Eva wanted to ask Mrs. G. 

something about the book. Mrs. G. does not want to tell her 

anything. Eva was aggressive because Mrs. G. did not tell her 

Anne Marie was going to die. Mrs. G. wants all students to write 

a letter to Miep Gies. A student asked if she would send the 

letters to Miep Gies and if she could attend. The teacher said 

that she can not do that, because it costs a lot of money. The 

students were ready to even give money for it. All students are 

celebrating. They save money so Miep Gies can read her letters 

and then she visits the students. Mrs. G. managed to send the 

letters to Miep Gies. They even managed to bring Miep Gies to 

themselves. She told me something about her childhood. She 

said that a soldier held the gun to her head. Another soldier 

realized that she was from Austria and told the other soldiers 

that he should let them run away. Miep Gies was from Austria, 

she was only adopted by a Dutch family. Marcus stepped 

forward and said that he has never called anyone a hero. But 

Miep Gies said that it is not you who is a heroine for him, but 

that the students are the heroes. 

Freedom Writers (Andre) 

Hello my name is Eric whats your name? 

My name is Andre. 

Can i ask you some questions? 

Yes of course. 

Is someone from your Family in jail? 

No, but my brother will get tanken tot the jail. 

Why are you a Drug Dealer? 

Because i want to Support my family. 

Why are you a Drug Dealer again? 

Because my brother found guillty? 

What do the society often Think about afro americans? 

That their are Drug Dealer. 

Thank you for the Interview. 

No Problem. 

Freedom Writers (Part 5) 

The teacher has picked up the students. The father helps her. 

Andre's mother can not see him anymore, because he has too 

many similarities with his father. Eva visited someone in jail. She 

brought him a book that the read at school. The teacher went to 

the museum with the students, then they watched a movie. Then 

they went to a restaurant. There was a woman and a man who 

talked about their childhood. A student throws away his pistol. 

After the summer holidays, all students have become friends and 

now talk to each other. The teacher has prepared something for 

you. Every student had to go forward and say a toast. Then they 

had to take a bag. In the bag were books that will read 

throughout the year. A student answered and asked the teacher 

if he could read something from his diary. 


The movie 

Teacher asks the students if someone is goint to 2pacs concert. 

And not many of them will be going there. The students said that 

she doesn't know 2pac better then them. The teatcher said that 

everyone should implent. The next night some white man 

followed the black student to the gas stop. And then when he got 

outside the man shot the student. But he didn't die instead some 

civil got shot. No one saw it, exept Eva. The next day the black 

student in the back drew a picture of the black student in the 

front. He drew him with extra big lips and he passed it to the 

front. The teacher saw it. 


Everyone is confessing something to the class and one guy 

wanted to read something from his diary. He read it and in it it 

says how he got kicked out of his house with his mother and that 

he could end up living on the streets. He said that after he joined 

Ms G's class he got hope, so after that everyone hugged him. 

Few days after that student started to read a book about Anne 

Frank. Everyone enjoyed that book , but Eva especially. She got 

mad because at the end Anna Frank died. The students found 

out about Miep Gies. She was a women who hid Anne Frank and 

few other jews from nazis. So Ms. G said to the students that 

they shouldn't make a summary about Anne Frank's book, but 

they should write a letter to the Miep Gies instead. The students 

asked the teatcher if she can get Miep Gies to the long beach so 

they can meat her. But she coudn't because she didn't have 

enough money. The students declined to gather money by 

donations. And after they gathered tha money Miep Gies came. 

She talked about her history like how she escaped death 

multiple times or how bounty on jews was about 2 euros. Then 

Marcus stoon up and said "I never had a hero, but you are my 

hero". And then she replied with " Oh no i am not a hero, i just

did what i have to do. I rrad all of youre letter you guys are true 

hero's. 

Interview with Eva 

Me: 

- Hello can i do an Interview with you? 

Eva: 

- Sure. 

Me: 

- Tell me something about yourself. 

Eva: 

- I am Eva Benitez and a im a Mexican. 

Me: 

- Where are your parents? 

Eva: 

- My father went to Jail when i was a child. 

Me: 

- Are a member of the gang. 

Eva: 

- Yes and i will protect them with my life. 

Me: 

- If you had to choose between your gang and your family, who 

whould you choose? 

Eva: 

- I really can not choose between them 2, i love them both and 

can't decide between them. 

Interview with Shindy 

Me: 

- Can a do a interview with you? 

Shindy: 

- Sure. 

Me: 

- Whitch root do you have? 

Shindy: 

- I am a Combodian. 

Me: 

- Ok, tell me something about your father? 

Shindy: 

- My father tried to beat me and my mother and thats why i 

hate him. 

Me: 

- Why do you not like any kind of group in your class? 

Shindy: 

- Because Eva's boyfriend killed my friend. 

Are you a thug like other Combodians? 

Shindy: 

- Yes i learned more from the streets then from my home or the 

school. 

Me: 

- Ok thats it thanks for the interview. 


Eva visited her father who was in jail. And wanted to gift to him 

one of the books she read. But he rejected and gave her a lesson. 

He said that if you try to do better you will succeed. Then Ms. G 

went with the class to some sort of a museum. When they came 

to museum they took some kind of a card where it shows one of 

the kids in nazi timeline. The students saw how kids lived back 

then and saw that kids were murdered just because they were 

jews. One of the students read that one kid got killed when he 

goy out of the train. The student said "i saw a lot of deaths, but 

this kid, he was only ve. After that they went to a restaurant to 

get something to eat. With them there were some of the people 

that lived in nazi timeline. And they told the students about 

there past. For example one of the people there said that when 

she was a kid she went to Auschwitz. One of her sister died 

there and she had to live with her 5 year old daughter. The 

students were shocked when they heared that. After the 

vecation Ms.G said to the class that they should take a class of 

cider and then confess something. At rst no one did it, but then 

one of the students went to the front a did exacly that and then 

after her everyone went to the front. 


Hallo Jamal I want to have an interview with you is this ok for 

you? 

Ofcourse ja. 

1. So the rst question is where are you from? 

I am from USA, African American. 

2. Have you afraid to be shot dead from your gang enemy? 

Yes ofcourse I am scared about that, it's not easy to be alive in 

this situation. 

3. You are joking in the class, is this because your to happy and 

don't have problems? 

No I just want to get my pain away. 

inwardly I have a live with scare and pain. 

4. Do you lost your friends and family? 

Yes I have lost a lot of friends in this war. 

This is the reason why I am so angry. 

Thank you . 

Your welcome 


The kids had to take notebooks and the black girl took at the 

rst. 

The teacher spoke with his man about school and his Job, but he 

isn't interested. 

At the next day was parents day but nobody came to parents 

day. 

The teacher opened the cabinet and saw the notebooks from the 

kids. 

She read the books from the kids. 

She was sad. 

One of the kids was hit at his childhood also his mother. 

The father from eva was arrested. 

The friends was shoot dead. 

The other one had a friend and they found a gun and killed the 

other one. 

He goes to youth knast.

The teacher showed the notebooks to his Father but he didn't 

helped them. 

She said to her husband that she want to do a next job but the 

husband wasn't happy with that. 

The teacher want to buy books and do a trip. 

Interview with Andre Bryant 

Hallo Bryant 

I want to interview you now, do you agree? 

Yes why not. 

1.Are you American? 

Yes African America 

2. Do you like your classmates? 

Just my gang, I dont like others 

3. Do you live with parents? 

With my mother, she has unfortunatel depresions and my 

father is away. 

4. Do you help your family? 

Yes, I sell drugs to help my family. 

Thank you bye 

Your welcome bye 

Interview with Andre Bryant 

Hallo Bryant 

I want to interview you now, do you agree? 

Yes why not. 

1.Are you American? 

Yes African America 

2. Do you like your classmates? 

Just my gang, I dont like others 

3. Do you live with parents? 

With my mother, she has unfortunatel depresions and my 

father is away. 

4. Do you help your family? 

Yes, I sell drugs to help my family. 

Thank you bye 

Your welcome bye 

Freedom Writers - Questions 

1. According to Eva, why was her father arrested? 

Because one of the gang member was Shoot dead by the enemy. 

2. Why did Erin Gruwel (Ms. G) decide to teach instead of be a 

lawyer? 

Becouse she want to help the kids to don't be criminal after 

school. 

3. List some opposition/obstacles Ms. G faces in the beginning. 

She was nervous and didn't know how to react of what the kids 

did. 

4. How do the students in 203 relate to one another at rst? 

They hated each other's and sitting with the gang members 

together. 

5. Who is a character you like or relate to the most so far? Why? 

How do? 

Jamal because he is a boy who wants to out of this situation and 

want to live in freedom. 

6. What are ways Ms. G tried to engage (make them interested) 

the students? 

She tried with music like Tupac. 

She also tried with the 2 world war and holocaust. 

7. What are some reasons the students do not respect Ms. G. at 

rst? What do they say to her when she confronts them? 

The students jocks of her and said that she don't know what she 

teach them. 

8. Why does Eva "hate white people" ? 

Because the killed his friends and arrested his father. 

9. Describe Ms. G's husband. What is his attitude towards her 

teaching career? 

He like what she do but he don't want that she always thinks 

about teaching and school. 

Interview with Erin Gruwell 

1.Do your students like you? 

In the beginning they did not like me but then they realized that 

I know more about them than they think. 2.Do the kids a lot with 

their class? 

yes we do a lot for the classroom all together, trips and gifts. 

3.What do they like about your Job? 

I like that I help people who have been abandoned by all the 

others. 

4. Do you like the other teachers? 

yes i like the other teachers and the students too. 

5.how would you describe yourself? 

I am a white, young and diligent teacher. 

Interview with Eva Benitez 

Hallo Eva I want to have an interview with you, do you agree? 

Yes I am ready. 

1. Where are you from? 

I am from Mexico but live in USA. 

2. Where is your father? 

He was arrested and he is in jail. 

3. When did you become a gangster? 

I am a gangster since I was little girl. 

4. What made you a gangster? 

When I was a little girl I wear golden hoops in my ears. 

I didn't care about school. 

Thanks 

Your welcome bye. 


The teacher and her husband had disputed because she work to 

much. 

The class is allowed to have a trip but just at the weekend. 

The teacher wanted to bring the black boy but her father said no

I do this. 

Eva met her father in jail and gave him a book as a gift. 

He didn't take it and said to her she have to ght ..... 

The class is went to trip in a museum, they had to take a picture 

from kids and look what happened with them. 

The class watched a movie about holocaust and were very sad. 

They went to restaurant and talked with contemporaryy 

witness. 

After that they change the handling to eachoder. 

taken care of you drum that each student has a PC.The teacher 

may teach the students in the 11 and 12 class at the end.All happy 

yourself and are happy 


I like Jamal because he is a boy who wants to ght against his 

problems. He never gives up and wants to out of this situation. 

He wants to live in freedom and be free. 

Mrs. G helped him and now he has also white friends. 


The kids spoke about the changing and drunk. 

One boy read his diary. 

The teacher was now at home and his husband was very angry 

like always. 

They dispute again about the job. 

The kid read the book "Anna Frank diary" . 

Everywhere at home in the city.... 

They have to write a test about the mrs. Miep Gies, who helped 

Anna Frank to be alive and hide her at home. 

But the kid are very interested and wanted to meet her. 

They didn't have money and they all went to work. 

Now they have money and can bring Mrs. Geis to USA. 

Mrs. Gies came into the class and spoke about Anna Frank and 

the WW 2. 

One of the black boys stand up and said she is a hero for him. 


Eva is went out from home. 

Markus has seen his mom and said he wanted to be at home and 

live together. 

Eva was in dish and said about the situation. 

The white boys caught her and threaten her. 

Eva spoke with the teacher and then came the white girl. They 

did the homework together. 

They did a lot together went in restaurant and eating together. 

They also watched a movie about the racism. 

The teacher came home and has seen the bags. 

The man said that he wants to go and live alone. 

He wants to live his life. 

They drank wine and spoke about it. 

The man is gone. 


The man and the woman are arguing. The man is undressed and 

the wife is sad. The teacher tells the students that they can 

teach only 9 and 10 classes. The students are upset and try to 

nd a solution. The wife is with her father and They talk about 

the future of the woman. The father tells the woman that he is 

proud of her. Three teachers discuss whether the teacher is 

allowed to teach the class further. The next day the teacher tells 

the students that she can not continue to teach them. The 

teacher make the students courage and hope.Each student 

should write his diary as a book on a computer.The teacher has 


-Good evening, my name is Catalin and I am reporter from BBC. 

I have some questions for you. 

-Hi, my name is Jamal. I will answer at only four questions, 

because I don't have free time. 

-Why are you making jokes about other people even the 

teacher? 

-I am doing what I want and I don't care about other people. 

This is my life. 

-Why are you rude? 

-I am rude, because I am discriminated, other people are saying 

to me bad words, because I have black skin. 

-How many friends did you lost ? 

-I don't know, but I know that I lost many friends. 

-How are you feeling when somebody is making jokes about 

yourself? 

-I am feeling bad, because nobody knows that I have lost many 

friends in the gang ghts and I could be killed at anytime. 

-Thanks for your time and I think that I will make all possible to 

help you. 

Interview with Eva 

Good evening, my name is Catalin and I am reporter from BBC. I 

have some questions for you. 

-Hi, my name is Eva. 

-What nationality are you? 

- I am Mexican. 

-Where is your father? 

-My father is in Jail. 

-Do you take part in a gang? 

-Yes, I am already joined in a gang. 

-Are you a gangster? 

-Yes. I am gangster since I am a little girl. 

Thanks and I hope that you will nd the right path in your life. 

Interview with Sindy 



-Hi, my name is Sindy. 

-What nationality are you? 

- I am Cambodian. 

-Do you know how to ght?

-Yes, I know. 

-Why are you cold and bad? 

-I am cold, because my father tried to beat me and my mother. 

- Do you know who killed one of yours friends? 

- Yes, I know. Eva's boyfriend killed one of my friends. 

Thanks and I will solve this murder. 

Interview with Marcus 



-Hi, my name is Marcus. 

-What happened with your rst friend? 

- My rst friend killed himself with a gun. 

-Was you already in jail? 

-Yes I was, because i have black skin and police blamed me for 

the accident. 

-Do you read books? 

-Yes, I read the book " The Anne Frank's Diary" 

- Who is the hero of the book? 

- The hero of the book is Miep Gies and he changed my mind. 

Thanks and I think that you will be a famous. 

The teacher speaked with director about that she and her 

students to visit museum. Eva visited her father. She took a book 

with her to give to her father. Father was not interested in this 

book. The teacher came to take Andrew from his home. They 

went to museum. Students saw what happened with Jewish 

people. That they were murdered. They saw that jewish people 

were deported to camps. After that they saw what happened to 

the Jewish, they took a card where was the history of a people. 

Every student was surprised what they saw about that person. At 

evening they speaked with people that lived this period of 

murder. In that night some of them threw away the guns that 

they had. Some of them started to write his own history that 

they lived. 

Next day, the teacher made a table with a box of books and some 

champagne drinks. The students needed to say what they will do 

after the end of the school. 

problems. At the end of conversation with Andrew she said that 

she is waiting a better note of him on this test. 

When the teacher was in class she said that the eleventh and 

twelfth class will teach other teacher. The class was sad and said 

that they don't want other teacher, because other teachers are 

bad and they don't have respect for other teachers. Teacher 

replied that she is not mother for every student and they need to 

be one in family that nished school. 

Teacher speaked with director about that she wants to teach her 

students in eleventh and twelfth class, but Ms. Margaret said big 

arguments and this idea failed. Teacher made last project about 

freedom writers. 

Next day there was a council of teachers. This teacher allowed to 

Ms. Gruwell to teach her class next to years. 


A boy gets up and discussed with Erin. because of that wanted 

she to make a new sitting arrangement but the students began 

to argue. They sat on their new places but less and less students 

came to school. 

2 girls and Eva have made their make up. In the next scene we 

can see a car driving to a gas station Eva and the 2 girls are 

sitting in the car, the driver is a boy. First goes a Chinese girl to 

the gas station and then Eva after a few minutes. Eva sees a boy 

at a slot machine. Eva takes snacks but suddenly the boy freaks 

out at the slot machine and argues with the manager. but if the 

boy wants to go out, a gun is aimed at him. The gun keep the 

driver, he kills a Chinese boy and leaves with Eva. At the next 

day, teachers gathered in the school and talked about the fact 

that Eva was there too. A note in the class is passed on to other 

student . On the note is painted a boy of the class. When he got 

it, he was the only one who did not laugh. When Erin noticed 

she took the note and looked angry with the class while they 

laughed. She tells about a similar picture in a museum and says 

that the students know nothing about gangs. Eva and a boy 

discuss with Erin and Eva says that she hates white people, 

including the teacher. But when Erin talks about death, everyone 

is quiet. 

Erin asks the students if anyone has ever pointed a gun at them, 

everyone has raised their hand. 

Erin looked wondered at the students. 


Sindy sat down near Eva and gave her cosmetics. 

After that all students were in class, they played a group game. 

Were two groups , one of boys and other group of girls. At the 

evening Ms. Gruwell came at home. At home her husband 

packed his luggage and goods. Ms. Gruwell started to cry and 

tried to stop him, but he said that her class is more important 

than he. 

Next day she started to clean up and to take away the books 

from her husband. Next day the Andrew didn't come to school, 

because his brother was taken to the jail. When Andrew came to 

school, teacher stopped him and said that you wrote bad test. 

She said that she knows that his brother is at the jail and said to 

Andrew that we all have problems, but we try to resolve this 


At the beginning of the lm, a little girl named Eva is sitting in 

front of her house on the stairs. She sees a person standing next

to a car. Suddenly a car came and shot the person next to the 

car. After a few years, this little girl has seen the arrest of her 

father. A scene took place at the Secretariat, where a new 

teacher named Erin Gruwell was hired. The director tells Erin 

that the students are drive to school for one and a half hours and 

that she should not give up so much homework. Erin was very 

happy on her rst day, she had 4 English classes and was waiting 

for a class in the classroom. She wrote her name on the 

blackboard. While the doorbell rang, she looked to the door 

because there were students going to their classrooms, but 

Erin's class was empty. After a few minutes all students came 

and Eva also came to class. When everyone sat down, Erin asked 

for the presence while all students ignored her. Two students 

began to insult themselves, Erin called for help, but no one 

came. She had an idea to talk about Tupac. But the students 

laughed at her. Every student knew that she teach her rst time. 


Erin cooks at home and talk with her husband about her work 

but he doesn't want to hear about it. He kiss her and wants 

more, but she refuses. Erin organizes a parents evening while 

she waits for the parents she looks in the closed cupboard and 

sees a pile of exercise books from the students. She reads what 

the students wrote. A girl was beaten at home, because their 

parents could not afford the rent. 

from a student his best friend shot himself next to him and he 

had to go to a jail. everyone wrote something horrible and Erin 

imagines how the students would tell it. Many words like wars, 

shootings, soldiers, jails came often in their exercises books. Erin 

shows her father a few exercises books and she is worried, 

because her students are 14- 16 Years old. The father simply 

recommends Erin to do her job and gain experience. She is 

looking for a second job so she can nance the books and a trip 

for the students. She is looking for discounts in libraries. She 

talks with a black man from the school board. She wants to make 

trips with the class but for that need the students good grades. 

She says that the Principal doesn't need to know about it. She 

goes to a part-time job on the weekend, but her husband doesn't 

want it. She goes anyway because she feels obligated. She gets a 

permit for the trip but the principal is not happy about it 

although he nanced this trip herself. Then she goes to Andre 

with her father 


The students left the class. Erin wants to look in a library if she 

nds a suitable book for her students. She wants the book 

Romeo and Juliet, but the principal doesn't want that the books 

be destroyed. The principal tells that the students should learn 

something different, like discipline. Erin talks with a man, but he 

says she doesn't know the students and they won't read the 

books. Then she looks at the children in the schoolyard as they 

play. Erin has the idea to make a red line in the middle of the 

classroom and when anything applies to the students, they 

should stand at the red line. She asks many questions so she can 

get to know the students better. But when she asked if the 

students had lost someone in a gang war, all are on the red line. 

Erin is very surprised when she sees that. She bought exercise 

books to bring the students to write something about their lives. 

She won't read it, Only when the students placed the exercise 

books in her cupboard which is closed after every lesson. At the 

beginning, no one picks up an exercise book. Then only one 

student came and picks up an exercise book. At home Erin talks 

with his husband about Eva. 

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Jamal interview 

N= Natalia (Ich) 

J= Jamal 

N: Hello, my Name is Natalia and what's your name? 

J: Hello, I'm Jamal. 

N: Can I make a short Interview with you? 

J: Yes, what want you to know? 

N: Are you an American? 

J: Yes, but I'm an African american. 

N: Do you have lost someone in gang ghts?

J: Yes, I lost many friends in gang ghts and I could be killed at 

anytime. 

N: Have you got good grates at school? 

J: No, because I make many jokes. 

N: Oh... Thank you for the Interview! Have a nice day. 

J: Bye! 

A: My brother is going to be taken to jail... 

N: that's not good. What think your mother about it? 

A: My mother is in big depression since my father left us. 

N: What are you doing to support your family? 

A: I was a drug dealer. 

N: okay. I wish you a nice day. Goodbye 

A: Goodbye! 

Interview Erin 

N= Natalia (Ich) 

E= Erin 

N: Hello, my name is Natalia and what's your name? 

E: Hello, my name Erin Gruwell. 

N: Are you a teacher? 

E: Yes, I am an English teacher. 

N: Do you know, why the most students in the class don't like 

you? 

E: because I'm white, I knew nothing about her street lives and I 

expected them to work in her class. 

N: Do your really know nothing about a street life? 

E: I knew so much more than what anyone expects. 

N: wow great. Thank you! Goodbye! 

E: Goodbye. 

Freedom writers Part 1 

At the beginning, a little girl named Eva was shown who had her 

rst day at school. She waited outside the door for her to drive 

her father. 

When she got older, she was taken in a gang in the third 

generation. 

It shows a woman, she is a teacher. Her name is Erin Gruwell. 

She comes to a new school and she is looking forward to it. She 

gets a class that does not listen and does what she wants. They 

come whenever they want, they go when they want, they talk 

when they want, and so on. The next few days she tries to get 

the class under control. One evening she goes to dine with her 

father and her boyfriend in a restaurant. They talk about the 

work of each other. The father is not unhappy that his daughter 

is a teacher. The next day, she tries to teach the class rap music 

because she thinks they'll join in with it. At once it rings and 

everyone runs around in the school hall in panic. When Erin 

goes outside, she sees a big brawl. 


Interview Andre Bryant 

N=Natalia (Ich) 

A=Andre Bryant 

N: Hello, name is Natalia. What's your name? 

A: My name is Andre Bryant. 

N: Are you an American? 

A: Yes, but an African american. 

N: Why are you so resentful? 

The last rows of seats had to swap with the rst rows of seats, 

because they did not want to sit alone. From day to day fewer 

and fewer students come to school. The girls put on make-up 

and get ready. They drive to a gas station and Eva wanted to buy 

something. One customer had a dispute with the seller and they 

started shouting. From outside the car came a shot. Eva ran to 

the car and got in. They then drove away. 

Eva is now the lead witness of this case. In the class a note was 

passed around and there was a face drawn on it. The students 

made fun of it rst. They discuss in class and Eva says that she 

hates white people because they are allowed to do everything.

Only one of the class knows what a Holocaust is. All but one have 

been shot. 

He's a little annoyed now because the two are just talking about 

it. 


Mrs. Gruwell tries to borrow books for the children, but the 

librarian says she will not get it back. Or she suspects that she 

gets the books broken again or paint the students purely. Mrs. 

Gruwell also says students can compare with Anne Frank. 

Mrs. Gruwell plays a line game with the kids. She asks the 

children to ask and they have to go to the line if they answer yes 

and stop if they want to answer no. Each of the students is lost 

to at least one friend by the gang war. Mrs. Gruwell brought 

books to the students. She wants students to write something in 

every day. You can write about the past, the present or the 

future. You can also write song lyrics or poems. They should lead 

it like a diary. If Mrs. Gruwell is allowed to read the notebooks, 

the students should place the notebooks in a closet, if they are 

not allowed to read it, then the students should take the 

notebooks with them. The closet is unlocked each lesson and 

completed at the end of the lesson. 

Freedom writers - questions 

1. According zu Eva, why was her father arrested? 

The neighbor was shot and Eva's father was suspected. 

2. Why did Erin Gruwell (Ms. G) decide to teach instead of be a 

lawyer? 

3. List some opposition/ obstacles Ms. G faces in the beginning. 

At the rst she was happy when she was in front of the class, but 

when the students came in and didn't listen to them, she was 

startled and annoyed. 


They argue and scream. They push and laugh. 


Mrs. Gruwell reads the children's notebooks. There were a few 

notebooks in the closet, but not all. A girl in the class writes that 

her mother was brought out of the house before her eyes and 

she was beaten to death. She herself was beaten and she says 

she still feels it. Marcus wrote that he was sitting on a bench 

with a friend. This friend showed him a gun and he was shot. 

Marcus sat next to him until the police arrived. His friend lay 

next to him as a corpse and Marcus went to jail. She has read 

several other books and all have a cruel story. 

Ms. Gruwell went out to dinner with her dad and told me about 

the notebooks. She tries to convince the headmaster that she 

can take a trip with the students at the weekend. She wants to 

show the students the world behind the place of residence. She 

wants to give this excursion as a reward for good work and 

grades. At rst she does not get the permission, but the next 

morning he says yes. 


Part 6 

Ms. Gruwell wanted the students to take a glass and say 

something. A few students have done it and they have become 

more self-con dent and believe more in themselves. There was a 

boy coming forward who wanted to read from his diary. The 

students wondered who that is and they don't even know the 

name. He wrote that he is homeless and he has no more. 

Nevertheless, he goes to school and since Ms. Gruwell is there, 

everything is better for him. Meanwhile, he feels at home in 

school. He wears old hair and thus he feels uncomfortable. 


How so? 

I like Eva the most because she is a strong person. 


the students? 

She plays a line game with the students and gives them 

notebooks as a "diary". 

7. What are some reasons the students do not respect Ms. G at 

rst? What do they say to her when she confronts them? Maybe 

they didn't learn otherwise. 

8. Why does Eva "hate the white people"? 

She means that the white people have more rights and they are 

allowed everything. She also thinks that white people can do 

whatever they want. 

9. Describe Ms. G husband. What is his attitude towards her 


A girl from the advanced course wants to switch to Ms. Gruwell. 

Her husband is offended and says she can't teach the student 

because the level is too high. In the end, he still apologizes to 

her. 

The students read the book of Anne Frank and Eva goes to Mrs. 

Gruwell and asks her things about the book, but she should 

continue to read. Eva does not want Anne Frank to die because 

that doesn't t the book and Marcus says she isn't death to him. 

He also says that Anne Frank understands the situation of the 

students. Ms. Gruwell wants students to write a letter to Miep 

Gies, what they think of the book, and explain their situation. 

Marcus absolutely wants to accompany her purely. The students 

want Miep Gies to come to them, so they do a "Taste for Change" 

event and collect donations, Ms. Gruwell sent the letters to 

Amsterdam, and Miep Gies came to Longbeach, and then 

Marcus was allowed to accompany them purely Telling the 

students that she tried to bribe jewellery to bribe the soldiers, 

any of the Jews kept hidden was shot or sent to a concentration 

camp, she was held a gun to her head, Marcus says she is a hero,

ut she thinks the kids are heroes because what she's doing is 

just strong, she also says she did the right thing. 

He's a little annoyed now because the two are just talking about 

it. 


Mrs. Gruwell reads the children's notebooks. There were a few 

notebooks in the closet, but not all. A girl in the class writes that 

her mother was brought out of the house before her eyes and 

she was beaten to death. She herself was beaten and she says 

she still feels it. Marcus wrote that he was sitting on a bench 

with a friend. This friend showed him a gun and he was shot. 

Marcus sat next to him until the police arrived. His friend lay 

next to him as a corpse and Marcus went to jail. She has read 

several other books and all have a cruel story. 


Part 5 

Andrew's mother can't look at him because he's too much like 

his father. Eva is in jail to visit her father. She brings him a book 

from the school with what they have read. She says the book is 

good and he has to read it too. Eva's father tells her something 

else and then she goes back. 

Ms. Gruwell went out to dinner with her dad and told me about 

the notebooks. She tries to convince the headmaster that she 

can take a trip with the students at the weekend. She wants to 

show the students the world behind the place of residence. She 

wants to give this excursion as a reward for good work and 

grades. At rst she does not get the permission, but the next 

morning he says yes. 

Freedom writers - questions 

1. According zu Eva, why was her father arrested? 

The neighbor was shot and Eva's father was suspected. 

2. Why did Erin Gruwell (Ms. G) decide to teach instead of be a 

lawyer? 

3. List some opposition/ obstacles Ms. G faces in the beginning. 

At the rst she was happy when she was in front of the class, but 

when the students came in and didn't listen to them, she was 

startled and annoyed. 


They argue and scream. They push and laugh. 


How so? 

I like Eva the most because she is a strong person. 

Students drive to New York with Mrs. Gruwell. There they go to 

a Holocaust museum. Everyone gets a card, where a picture of a 

child is on it. You will learn about these children in this museum. 

At the end of the visit, they will learn whether the child died on 

the map or not. 

A little later, they go to a restaurant together. There they meet 

older people who tell them about this time. One woman says 

that the camp in Auschwitz is the worst camp. She was 

separated from her entire family. 


Marcus goes to his mother and tells her that he wants to go 

home. He needs her help because he thinks he will not make it 

on his own. He wants to change. 

Eva is in the courtroom and needs statements. She says that a 

boy played at the slot machine and lost. This made him angry 

and wanted to have his money back. He overturned things. At 

rst she can't say who it was. But then she says "Poco shot him." 

Eva is followed by her gang and they say that Eva died for them, 

she goes to Ms. Gruwell and tells her about it, she lives with her 

aunt for now Ms. Gruwell, if she can do her homework at school 

and she says yes, if it gets too late, Ms. Gruwell drives Eva home, 

there are more and more students coming to school, doing their 

homework, having fun with each other. 


the students? 

She plays a line game with the students and gives them 

notebooks as a "diary". 

7. What are some reasons the students do not respect Ms. G at 

rst? What do they say to her when she confronts them? Maybe 

they didn't learn otherwise. 

8. Why does Eva "hate the white people"? 

She means that the white people have more rights and they are 

allowed everything. She also thinks that white people can do 

whatever they want. 

9. Describe Ms. G husband. What is his attitude towards her 


Ms. Gruwell comes home and talks about her beautiful day. She 

goes to the bedroom and she, that her husband has packed his 

things. She sat down together at a table and talked about it. Her 

husband receives too little attention and thinks the children are 

more important to her. She prefers to be at school rather than at 

home. Erin says that she wants to help the children nd their 

meaning in life and that they have ful lled their task. 

Freedom writers part 8 

Part 8 

Ms. Gruwell is only allowed to teach the 9th and 10th grade. The 

students are dissatis ed with that since they are in the 11th 

grade. They have become like a family to each other and they do 

not want to lose.

At home, she packs things for her husband. She just can not 

believe she is getting divorced from her husband. Her dad is with 

her and tells her how proud he is of her. That she has really 

achieved a lot and that she has changed the students into a 

positive one. 

The next day, Ms. Gruwell discusses with the director and 3 

other lessons. She wants to keep the class and continue to teach 

her in the 11th grade and also in the 12th grade. First it is rejected 

and the students do not want that. Andrew has been missing 

several times over the last few days because his brother has 

been sentenced. 

The students tell Ms. Gruwell that they have respect for her. 

They think she wouldn't graduate without her. Ms. Gruwell says 

that she should not make it dependent on her and that she can 

also graduate alone and achieve much in her life. The students 

are given the task of writing their diaries as a book. You should 

choose a title for this book and a name. Ms. Gruwell has said that 

this book is likely to be published. 

Ms. Gruwell talks to the teachers again and it turns out that she 

is allowed to teach the students in the 11th and 12th grade. They 

are all happy. At the end a class photo will be shown and there is 

Erin Gruwell and Freedom writers 2006. 

Freedom writers tasks after the film 

1. The lm is about a teacher who is new to a school. At rst she 

is happy to go to school and thinks it isn't so hard to teach the 

students. But when the students came to the classroom, they 

noticed that they are very restless and that many are missing. 

The students do not listen to Ms. Gruwell, they talk to each 

other and argue. The next few days, fewer and fewer students 

come to school. Ms. Gruwell is trying hard to get the kids to 

their senses. She wants everyone to graduate and that they 

believe in themselves. She reads the book of Anne Frank with the 

students. Ms. Gruwell thinks the children can compare with that 

because their lives are also dangerous. As a task, the students 

get to write a diary themselves. Every day they should write 

down what they did, what worries them, or what happened, 

which may depress them. Together they go to a museum and 

they get the students under control. The students believe in 

themselves and want to graduate. The class grows together as a 

family and they all get on well. However, Ms. Gruwell has 

problems with her husband because he feels neglected. He 

eventually moves out and they even divorce. 

2. I like Eva the most because she is a strong person and has 

been through a lot. She is committed to things and does not 

want to hear from anyone. She does what she thinks is right and 

I like that. 

3. The class sticks together and they all understand each other. 

4. I nd it important for a teacher to give courage to the 

students. You should tell them that you can do something and 

support the students. That they can listen well, would also be 

important. 

In addition, they shouldn't put pressure on anyone, because that 

stresses a lot. 

5. I think some colleagues don't like them because they do a lot 

different from the other teachers. She works for her students 

and tries everything to get her way. She also wants to continue 

teaching to her students, although she is not allowed to do so by 

law. 

Freedom writers - Teil 1 

Zum Anfang des Films wurden Kriegsszenen gezeigt. Dazu 

zählten Brände, Streitigkeiten mit Waffen und so weiter. Das 

Ganze geschah in Hollywood. Es wurde ein Mädchen gezeigt. An 

ihrem ersten Schultag, bekam sie den Krieg zum ersten Mal so 

richtig mit. Sie hörte schon einiges aus den Nachrichten, doch 

richtig bekam sie es nie mit. An dem Tag ihrer Einschulung 

wartete sie vor der Haustür auf ihren Vater. Er wollte sie zur 

Schule fahren. Sie wünschte ihrem Nachbar, der ebenfalls gerade 

an der Straße stand einen guten Morgen und dann passierte es. 

Ein Auto kam angefahren und erschoss ihn aus dem Auto heraus. 

Ihr Vater eilte zu ihm und probierte zu helfen. Als die Polizei 

eintraf, nahmen sie ihren Vater fest, da er nun verdächtigt 

wurde. Das Mädchen ging in die Schule und wurde direkt in eine 

Gang aufgenommen. In der Schule war alles in Rassen und die 

jeweiligen Gangs gegliedert. An der Schule gab es eine neue 

Lehrerin, Frau Gruwell. Sie freute sich so sehr, endlich zu 

unterrichten. Doch als sie die erste Schulstunde hatte, war es 

ganz anders, als sie es sich vorstellte. Die Schüler waren 

respektlos zu ihr. Auch unter sich waren sie nicht respektvoll. 

Keiner hörte zu. Frau Gruwell wusste nicht, wie sie damit 

umgehen sollte. Sie war sprachlos. Die nächsten Tage verliefen 

genauso. Es gab unzählige Schlägereien in der Schule. 

War scenes were shown at the beginning of the lm. These 

included res, arms disputes and so on. The whole thing 

happened in Hollywood. There was a girl shown. On her rst day 

of school, she really got the hang of the war for the rst time. 

She heard a lot from the news, but she never got it right. On the 

day of her school enrollment, she waited for her father at the 

front door. He wanted to drive her to school. She wished her 

neighbor, who was also standing on the road, a good morning 

and then it happened. A car came up and shot him out of the car. 

Her father hurried to him and tried to help. When the police 

arrived, they arrested her father because he was now suspected. 

The girl went to school and was taken straight into a gang. 

Everything in the school was organized in races and the 

respective gangs. There was a new teacher at the school, Mrs. 

Gruwell. She was so happy to nally teach. But when she had her 

rst lesson, it was completely different than she imagined. The 

students were disrespectful to her. Even among themselves, they 

were not respectful. Nobody listened. Mrs. Gruwell didn’t know 

how to handle it. She was speechless. The next days were the 

same. There were countless brawls in the school. 


Die Lehrerin hat alles versucht, um den Unterricht spannend zu 

gestalten. Die Schüler haben sich allerdings immernoch

gemobbt und geschlagen. Immer weniger Schüler kamen in die 

Schule. Eines Abends gab es einen Überfall einer Tankstelle. 

Schüler von Frau Gruwells Kurs waren dabei. Eine der 

Schülerinnen war Augenzeugin. Einer ihrer Gangmitglieder 

wurde fast erschossen. Als Frau Gruwell davon mitbekam, war 

sie schockiert. Im Unterricht wurde ein Bild herumgegeben. 

Einer der Schüler malte einen Klassenkameraden. Frau Gruwell 

bekam das mit und klärte die Schüler auf. Zuerst wollte keiner 

das verstehen, was Frau Gruwell ihnen beibringen wollte. Doch 

nach einer gewissen Zeit, wo sie diskutierten, verstanden sie es. 

Die Gangs waren bisher immer gegeneinander, wodurch auch 

die Schlägereien und Streitigkeiten entstanden sind. Es war alles 

aufgrund der Hautfarbe. Dunkelhäutige haben weiße gehasst, 

sowie weiße dunkelhäutige gehasst haben. 

The teacher has tried everything to make the lessons exciting. 

The students still bullied and beat. Less and less students came 

to school. One evening there was a robbery of a gas station. 

Students of Mrs. Gruwell's course were there. One of the 

students was an eyewitness. One of her gang members was 

almost shot dead. When Mrs. Gruwell heard about it, she was 

shocked. In class, a picture was passed around. One of the 

students painted a classmate. Mrs. Gruwell got this and clari ed 

the students. At rst nobody wanted to understand what Mrs. 

Gruwell wanted to teach them. But after a while, where they 

discussed, they understood it. The gangs have always been 

against each other, which has also caused the brawls and 

disputes. It was all because of the skin color. Dark-skinned 

hated white, as well as hated white swarthy. 


Frau Gruwell möchte mit den Schülern lesen. Sie sprach mit der 

Direktorin darüber. Ihr Plan war es, zum Beispiel etwas über 

Anne Frank zu lesen. Doch die Direktorin wollte das nicht. Sie 

sagte, dass die Schüler die Bücher bloß kaputt machen würden. 

Ihre Erfahrungen sind, dass sie die Bücher selten zurück 

bekamen und wenn eben kaputt oder bemalt. Somit ist sie 

dagegen, dass Frau Gruwell mit der Klasse ließt. Frau Gruwell 

probiert die Direktorin mit Hilfe von einem Kollegen überreden 

zu können. Doch auch er hält ihre Idee für unschlau. Alle Lehrer 

geben den Kindern die Schuld und nden es nicht gut, dass Frau 

Gruwell sie „erziehen“ möchte. Doch Frau Gruwell bleibt bei 

ihrer Meinung. Sie spielt im Unterricht mit den Jugendlichen ein 

Spiel. Dabei ndet sie heraus, dass jeder der Schüler mindestens 

3 Freunde bei Bandenkriegen verloren hat. Nach dem Spiel kann 

sich jeder ein Buch holen. Sie sollen ihr Leben in diesem Buch 

niederschreiben. Frau Gruwell wird diese Bücher nicht 

durchlesen, solange die Schüler dies nicht möchten. Somit 

bekommen sie auch keine Noten darauf, denn die können ja 

nichts dafür, was in ihrem Leben passiert. Sie sollen jeden Tag 

etwas Neues da rein schreiben. 

Mrs. Gruwell wants to read with the students. She talked to the 

director about it. Her plan was, for example, to read something 

about Anne Frank. But the director did not want that. She said 

the students would just break the books. Their experiences are 

that they seldom got the books back and when they were broken 

or painted. Thus, she is against having Mrs. Gruwell reading 

with the class. Mrs. Gruwell tries to persuade the director with 

the help of a colleague. But he also considers her idea 

unbelievable. All teachers blame the children and do not think 

it's good that Ms. Gruwell wants to "educate" them. But Mrs. 

Gruwell stays with her opinion. She plays a game with the teens 

in class. She nds out that each of the students has lost at least 

3 friends in gang wars. After the game everyone can get a book. 

They should write down their lives in this book. Ms. Gruwell will 

not read these books unless the students want to. Thus, they 

get no marks on it, because they can not help what happens in 

their lives. They should write something new every day. 


Frau Gruwell möchte mit den Schülern lesen. Sie sprach mit der 

Direktorin darüber. Ihr Plan war es, zum Beispiel etwas über 

Anne Frank zu lesen. Doch die Direktorin wollte das nicht. Sie 

sagte, dass die Schüler die Bücher bloß kaputt machen würden. 

Ihre Erfahrungen sind, dass sie die Bücher selten zurück 

bekamen und wenn eben kaputt oder bemalt. Somit ist sie 

dagegen, dass Frau Gruwell mit der Klasse ließt. Frau Gruwell 

probiert die Direktorin mit Hilfe von einem Kollegen überreden 

zu können. Doch auch er hält ihre Idee für unschlau. Alle Lehrer 

geben den Kindern die Schuld und nden es nicht gut, dass Frau 

Gruwell sie „erziehen“ möchte. Doch Frau Gruwell bleibt bei 

ihrer Meinung. Sie spielt im Unterricht mit den Jugendlichen ein 

Spiel. Dabei ndet sie heraus, dass jeder der Schüler mindestens 

3 Freunde bei Bandenkriegen verloren hat. Nach dem Spiel kann 

sich jeder ein Buch holen. Sie sollen ihr Leben in diesem Buch 

niederschreiben. Frau Gruwell wird diese Bücher nicht 

durchlesen, solange die Schüler dies nicht möchten. Somit 

bekommen sie auch keine Noten darauf, denn die können ja 

nichts dafür, was in ihrem Leben passiert. Sie sollen jeden Tag 

etwas Neues da rein schreiben. 

Mrs. Gruwell wants to read with the students. She talked to the 

director about it. Her plan was, for example, to read something 

about Anne Frank. But the director did not want that. She said 

the students would just break the books. Their experiences are 

that they seldom got the books back and when they were broken 

or painted. Thus, she is against having Mrs. Gruwell reading 

with the class. Mrs. Gruwell tries to persuade the director with 

the help of a colleague. But he also considers her idea 

unbelievable. All teachers blame the children and do not think 

it's good that Ms. Gruwell wants to "educate" them. But Mrs. 

Gruwell stays with her opinion. She plays a game with the teens 

in class. She nds out that each of the students has lost at least 

3 friends in gang wars. After the game everyone can get a book. 

They should write down their lives in this book. Ms. Gruwell will 

not read these books unless the students want to. Thus, they 

get no marks on it, because they can not help what happens in 

their lives. They should write something new every day. 


Es war Elternabend. Frau Gruwell bereitete extra ein Plakat vor, 

um die Eltern willkommen zu heißen. Doch es war nicht ein 

Elternteil da. Bei ihrem Kollegen nebenan waren jedoch einige 

Eltern da. Nun dachte sich Frau Gruwell, dass sie diese Zeit trotz 

Allem nutzen kann. Sie holte sich nun die Bücher aus dem

Schrank. Erstaunlich war es, denn jeder hat sein Buch in den 

Schrank getan. Dies bedeutet, dass alle wollen, dass Frau 

Gruwell die Geschichte über ihr Leben liest. Somit ist sie den 

Schülern einen Schritt näher gekommen. Ein Schüler berichtet 

über seine Zeit in der Zelle. Eine andere Schülerin redet über die 

Zeit, wo ihre Mutter vor ihren Augen halb tot geschlagen wurde. 

Die anderen redeten ebenfalls über tote Freunde und 

Familienmitglieder. Jeder von ihnen hat in dem Alter von ca 15,16 

Jahren schon Tote gesehen. Damit umzugehen ist nicht so leicht. 

Zudem haben die Schüler viele Narben und Verletzungen. Zur 

Verteidigung haben manche eine Pistole immer bei sich. Sie 

wollen doch bloß ihre Familien und Freunde beschützen. Frau 

Gruwell beschloss, Aus üge mit den Schülern machen zu wollen. 

Dafür brauchte sie Unterstützung, die sie sogar bekam. Sie hat 

sich dafür eingesetzt. Momentan hat Frau Gruwell drei Jobs, was 

ihrem Mann nicht wirklich gefällt. Er sagt, dass sie sich auch mal 

etwas Auszeit nehmen soll. 

It was parents' evening. Ms. Gruwell prepared a poster to 

welcome the parents. But nobody was there. However, there 

were a few parents with her colleague next door. Now, Ms. 

Gruwell thought she could use this time. She got the books out 

of the closet. It was amazing, because everyone has put his book 

in the closet. This means that everyone wants that Mrs. Gruwell 

reads the story about her life. Thus, she has come a step closer 

to the students. A student talks about his time in the cell. 

Another student talks about the time when her mother was 

beaten to death before her eyes. The others also talked about 

dead friends and family members. Each of them has already seen 

dead in the age of about 15 and 16 years. To deal with it is not 

easy. In addition, the students have many scars and injuries. For 

defense, some always have a pistol with them. They just want to 

protect their families and friends. Mrs. Gruwell decided to make 

outings with the students. For that she needed support she even 

got. She campaigned for it. Currently, Ms. Gruwell has three jobs, 

something her husband does not really like. He says she should 

take some time off. 

Freedom writers - Questions 

1. According to Eva, why was her father arrested? He was 

arrested because the neighboor was killed and they thougt her 

dad was it. 

2. Why did Erin Gruwell decide to teach instead of be a lawyer? 

She wants to help the students to be a better person and they 

shouldn‘t kill each other. 

3. List some opposition/obstacles Ms.G faces in the beginning. - 

shoocked - angry - amazed 


They hate each other and they beated the enemys. 

5. Who is a character you like or relate to the most so far? I like 

Eva because she‘s emotional but also very strong. 

6. What are ways Ms.G tried to engage the students? She played 

games with them and everyone should write his own book about 

their lifes. 

7. What are some reasons the students do not respect Ms.G at 

rst? What do they say to her when she confronts them? In the 

beginning they did nothing. Ms.G is white, they say. 

8. Why does Eva „hate white people“? The white ones could do 

everything they want. White police had shoot of their friends. 

9. Describe Ms.G‘s husband. What is his attitude towards her 

teaching career? He don‘t like it that Ms.G has already three 

jobs. She didn’t had free time to come down. 


Frau Gruwell machte mit ihren Schülern einen Aus ug. Sie 

dachte sich, es wäre schön, ein Nationalismus Museum zu 

besuchen. Somit holte sie die Schülerinnen und Schüler von zu 

Hause ab. Ihr Vater begleitete sie dabei und stieg zum Beispiel 

bei Andrew aus, da dort ja nur dunkelhäutige leben. Andrews 

Mutter ignoriert ihn ständig, weil er seinem Vater so ähnlich 

sieht. Sein Bruder kam anfangs lebenslänglich ins Gefängnis. 

Doch bei einer Unterhaltung vor Andrews Tür sagte Andrew, 

dass jemand eine Aussage machte, die seinem Bruder da raus 

helfen würde. Nun fahren alle gemeinsam ins Museum. In dem 

Museum werden Geschichten von damaligen Kindern mitten im 

Nationalsozialismus erzählt. Sie waren damals alle sehr jung und 

erlebten schon schlimme Dinge. Das machte die Schüler sehr 

nachdenklich. Nach dem Besuch im Museum organisierte Frau 

Gruwell ein gemeinsames Abendessen. Zudem kamen einige 

Zeugen des Nationalsozialismus ins Restaurant. Dies ge el den 

Schülern sehr gut, weil die Zeugen ihre eigenen Geschichten 

erzählten. In ihrer Freizeit schrieben die Schüler eißig an ihrem 

Tagebuch weiter. Sogar in der Schule verstand sich Frau 

Gruwell‘s Klasse mittlerweile sehr gut. In anderen Klassen war 

dies nicht der Fall. 

Ms. Gruwell took a trip with her students. She thought it would 

be nice to visit a museum. So she picked up the students from 

home. Her father accompanied her and got out, for example, 

with Andrew, since there live only dark-skinned. Andrew's 

mother constantly ignores him because he looks like his father. 

His brother was imprisoned for life. But during a conversation in 

front of Andrew's door, Andrew said someone made a statement 

that would help his brother to come out. Now everyone goes to 

the museum together. The museum tells stories of children of 

that age in the midst of National Socialism. At that time they 

were all very young and already had bad things. That made the 

students very thoughtful. After visiting the museum, Ms. Gruwell 

organized a dinner together. In addition, some witnesses of 

National Socialism came to the restaurant. This pleased the 

students very well because the witnesses told their own stories. 

In their spare time, the students diligently wrote down their 

diary. Even at school, Ms. Gruwell's class got on very well. In 

other classes this was not the case. 


Nun hieß es für die Schüler: „Lasst die negativen Dinge, die euch 

passiert sind hinter euch.“ Jeder der Schüler sollte einen 

Trinkspruch sagen, indem er oder sie sagt, was sie vergessen 

möchte. Dabei liest einer der Schüler sein Tagebuch vor. Alle 

sind füreinander da und unterstützen sich gegenseitig. Die 

Schüler von den anderen Klassen wollen am liebsten in Frau 

Gruwell‘s Klasse wechseln, doch das nden die Kollegen nicht 

gut. Als Frau Gruwell nach Hause kommt, ist ihr Mann sauer auf 

sie. Sie nimmt sich keine Zeit mehr für sich und ist nurnoch mit 

den Gedanken bei der Klasse. Die Schüler lesen das Buch „Anne

Frank“ und die schreiben gute Noten. Eva betritt sauer den 

Klassenraum, wo nur Frau Gruwell sitzt und beschwert sich, das 

Anne in dem Buch stirbt. Die nächste Aufgabe für die Klasse ist, 

einen Brief an Miep Gies zu schreiben. Am liebsten würde die 

Klasse Miep Gies kennenlernen. Sie lebt sogar noch und sie 

könnte den Schülern einiges lehren. Da die Schüler sie 

unbedingt sehen wollen, machen sie Schülerspendenaktionen, 

beispielsweise eine Tanzparty. Die Briefe an Miep Gies hat Frau 

Gruwell abgeschickt. Tatsächlich hat es funktioniert. Miep Gies 

besucht die Klasse. Sie wurde von Andrew empfangen und 

erzählte einiges über das Verstecken von Anne Frank. 

Now the students said, "Leave the negative things that happened 

to you behind you." Each student should say a toast by saying 

what they want to forget. One of the students reads his diary. 

Everyone is there for each other and support each other. The 

students from the other classes would like to change to Ms. 

Gruwell's class, but colleagues do not like that. When Ms. 

Gruwell comes home, her husband is mad. She takes no time for 

herself and is still thinking about the class. The students read 

the book "Anne Frank" and write good grades. Eve enters the 

classroom sourly, where only Mrs. Gruwell sits and complains 

that Anne dies in the book. The next task for the class is to write 

a letter to Miep Gies. The class would like to meet Miep Gies. 

She still lives and she could teach the students a lot about her 

life. Since the students want to see this person, they do student 

donations, for example a dance party. Ms. Gruwell Dent the 

Peters to Miep Gies. In fact, it worked. Miep Gies visits the class. 

She was received by Andrew and told a lot about hiding Anne 

Frank. 


Eva wird agressiv und ist genervt von der Situation. Sie hat 

gelernt, dass es besser ist, bei der Wahrheit zu bleiben. Andrew 

bittet seine Mutter um Hilfe. Er hält es nicht mehr aus, von ihr 

ignoriert zu werden. Viel lieber möchte er ihre Unterstützung, 

um sich zu ändern. Nun muss Eva zum Gericht um dort 

auszusagen. Es fällt ihr schwer. Von ihrer Gang & ihrer Familie 

aus soll sie lügen, um jemanden zu verteidigen. Doch sie bleibt 

bei der Wahrheit. Sie möchte nicht mehr lügen, um ihre „Rasse“ 

besser darstellen zu lassen. Draußen, nach der Aussage wird Eva 

von Gangmitgliedern verfolgt. Sie versucht zu iehen, doch sie 

schafft es nicht. Sie halten ihr sogar die Pistole an den Kopf. 

Dabei sagen sie „Für uns bist du gestorben!“ Außerdem redet ihr 

Vater nicht mehr mit ihr. Weil sie sich zu Hause nicht mehr 

blicken lassen kann, taucht sie ab. Sie wohnt bei ihrer Tante, 

etwas weiter weg. Dies erzählt sie Frau Gruwell, die immer für 

sie da ist und ihr weiterhilft. Mittlerweile verstehen sich die 

Gangs in Frau Gruwell‘s Klasse auch untereinander. Zudem 

melden sich die Schüler und versuchen, ihre Bildung zu 

verbessern. Als Frau Gruwell nach Hause kommt, erwartet ihr 

Mann sie bereits. Er möchte ausziehen. Frau Gruwell versucht 

ihn aufzuhalten. Doch er bleibt der Meinung, dass die ihre Klasse 

vorzieht und er eher unwichtiger für sie ist. Dabei wollte sie den 

Schülern doch nur einen Sinn im Leben geben. 

Eva becomes aggressive and is annoyed by the situation. She has 

learned that it is better to stick to the truth. Andrew asks his 

mother for help. He can‘t no more stand being ignored by her. 

He would much rather have her support to change. Now Eva has 

to go to court to testify. It's hard for her. From her gang & her 

family, she is supposed to lie to defend someone. But she stays 

with the truth. She no longer wants to lie in order to better 

represent her "race". Outside, according to the statement, Eva is 

persecuted by gang members. She tries to escape, but she does 

not succeed. They even hold the gun to her head. They say, "For 

us you died!" Besides, her dad does not talk to her anymore. 

Because she can no longer look at home, she dives. She lives 

with her aunt, a little further away. She tells Ms. Gruwell, who is 

always there for her and helps her. Meanwhile, the gangs 

understand each other in Mrs. Gruwell's class. In addition, the 

students report and try to improve their education. When Ms. 

Gruwell comes home, her husband already expects her. He 

wants to move out. Mrs. Gruwell tries to stop him. But he thinks 

that she prefers her class and that he is less important to her. 

She wanted to give the students but only a meaning in life. 


Es wurde jetzt ein Urteil gegen Andrew‘s Bruder gegeben. 

Deswegen kommt Andrew auch nicht zur Schule. Ein großes 

Problem steuert auf Frau Gruwell und ihre Schüler zu. Das 

Schuljahr neigt sich dem Ende zu. Dies bedeutet, dass Frau 

Gruwell die Klasse nächstes Schuljahr nicht mehr unterrichten 

wird. Jedoch kämpft die ganze Klasse dafür, dass es nicht so ist. 

Sie wollen nicht die Lehrerin verlieren, durch die sie die 

Hoffnung auf ein besseres Leben bekommen haben. Nebenbei ist 

Frau Gruwell in ihrem Scheidungsprozess. Sie räumt Scots 

Sachen in Umzugskartons, wobei ihr Vater sie unterstützt. Er 

sagt dabei zu ihr, dass er sehr stolz auf sie ist, da sie das Alles so 

gemeistert hat. Das Gespräch, indem es darum geht, ob Frau 

Gruwell weiterhin ihre Klasse unterrichten kann beginnt. Es sind 

weitere Lehrer dabei. Diese sind strickt dagegen, da sie die 11 

Stufe unterrichten und weil Frau Gruwell noch nicht so lange 

dort arbeitet wie sie. Zuerst konnte Frau Gruwell nicht wirklich 

überzeugen, da zu viele Dinge dagegen stehen. Die Klasse jedoch 

weigert sich, von einem anderen Lehrer unterrichtet zu werden. 

Sie fühlen sich nur in dem Klassenzimmer wohl. Dort können sie 

bleiben, wie lange sie wollen. Sie haben dort Unterstützung und 

Geborgenheit. Zudem ist ihre Klasse wie eine Familie. Der 

Zusammenhalt wurde aufgebaut und er soll schließlich so 

bleiben. Vorerst das letzte Projekt von Frau Gruwell ist, dass die 

Schüler ihr Tagebuch in eigene Bücher verfassen sollen, wie 

Anne Frank. Ein weiteres Gespräch stand an. In diesem stellte 

sich heraus, dass die nun doch weiter unterrichten darf. Der 

Klasse sagt sie zuerst, dass es nicht der Fall wäre. Umso mehr 

freuen sie sich dann, dass es doch so ist. 

A judgment has now been given against Andrew's brother. That's 

why Andrew doesn’t come to school. A big problem is heading 

towards Mrs. Gruwell and her students. The school year is 

coming to an end. This means that Ms. Gruwell will not teach 

the class next term. However, the whole class is ghting for it 

not being so. They don‘t want to lose Ms.Gruwell, which gives 

them hope for a better life. Incidentally, Ms. Gruwell is in her 

divorce process. She puts Scot's things in moving boxes, with 

her father assisting her. He says to her that he is very proud of 

her because she mastered it all. The conversation about whether 

Ms. Gruwell can continue to teach her class begins. There are

more teachers. These are strict against teaching the 11th grade 

and because Mrs. Gruwell has not worked there as long as them 

have. At rst, Ms. Gruwell could not really convince, because 

there are too many things against it. However, the class refuses 

to be taught by another teacher. They only feel comfortable in 

the classroom. There they can stay as long as they want. They 

have support and security there. Besides, her class is like a 

family. The cohesion was built and he should stay that way. For 

the time being, the last project of Mrs. Gruwell is that the 

students should write their diary in their own books, like Anne 

Frank. Another conversation was pending. In this it turned out 

that they are allowed to continue teaching the class next year. 

She rst tells the class that it isn‘t. The more they are happy 

then that it is so. 

The picture goes through the whole class. Finally, the teacher 

gets the picture in her hands. 

She is appalled by the picture. 

She is appalled by the picture. She tries to explain to the 

students that the war they are waging does not help. 

She is appalled by the picture. She tries to explain to the 

students that the war they are waging does not help. 

At the end, the teacher asks the students who was shot by them. 

Almost all students register. 

Freedom writers ( Filmabschnitt3) 

Englisch Zusammenfassung vom ersten 

Filmabschnitt 

The lm is about a teacher who comes to a new school. 

At school, different nations are mixed together. The teacher 

looks forward to the challenges. She hopes she can teach the 

children something. 

The director thinks it's rather funny how much ernegie the 

teacher puts in there. she does not take the teacher seriously. 

She also believes that the teacher should take her beads to class. 

The teacher is looking forward to the rst day of school. When 

the teens enter the classroom, they are loud, cheeky and 

disrespectful. Nobody listens to the teacher. 

On the rst day there is a ght between two students. On the 

second day there is even a mass brawl in the school. 

Later, the teacher meets with her husband and father in a 

restaurant. It seems like the father does not like her husband. 

he constantly asks him about his work and ma gives him 

suggestions as to what he could do better. 

The father is also not really convinced that his daughter works in 

this school. He thinks the kids are not educated anyway 

The teacher is not in a good mood that evening. Her husband, 

however, consoles her. 

The next day, the teacher tries to get more attention from the 

students. She talks about Tupak. But even that does not really 

work because the kids laugh at her and think she would not have 

to teach rap to foreigners. 

The teacher is shocked that so many children were shot. She 

wants to get books for the kids that make up her. 

For example the book Anne Frank or the original constitution of 

Romeo and Juliet. 

She wants that, the children learn and learn something from it. 

She also wants the children to nd themselves in the books. 

The director has something against it. She says that you kids 

would not care anyway. 

that the children do not want education and 

do not need it. 

She has therefore gone to another teacher to 

ask why this is so and if he agrees. The teacher gets rude and 

thinks integration is a big lie. 

After that, the teacher is angry. She plays a game with the kids. 

She asks a question and the children have to go to the Lienie if 

that applies to them. The teacher has provided empty notebooks 

for the children. The children are allowed to write in whatever 

they want. 

At the end you can see the teacher cooking with her husband in 

the kitchen. she talks about the children. 

The man thinks he can not hear that anymore. 

Freedom writers Filmabschnitt 


It starts with the students having to translate. 

they had to act because it was too loud and because they got 

angry. 

Then you see a shooting in a kiosk. 

The friend of the Chinese girl died. The next day Tito painted a 

caricature of Jamai. 

in the part you can see how people live together. 

The children go on a school trip to a museum. 

Afterwards they talk to people who were in Auschwitz. 

the persons tell of their past. 

the kids are very touched by it. After the holidays, you can see 

how the other class has lessons. 

a girl is being judged by the teacher because dossier has a 

different skin color than the others in her class. 

in the other class you can see the students talking to each other. 

you can see how they hug each other. even the American boy 

hugs other hi gs and is happy to see them. 

At the end of the lm section, the children read something from 

their diaries.

Die Szene mit dem Lehrer 

Freedom writers filmabschnitt 

Freedom writers Filmabschnitt 

in the part you can see how people live together. 

The children go on a school trip to a museum. 

Afterwards they talk to people who were in Auschwitz. 

the persons tell of their past. 

the kids are very touched by it. After the holidays, you can see 

how the other class has lessons. 

a girl is being judged by the teacher because dossier has a 

different skin color than the others in her class. 

in the other class you can see the students talking to each other. 

you can see how they hug each other. even the American boy 

hugs other hi gs and is happy to see them. 

At the end of the lm section, the children read something from 

their diaries. 

the teacher wants to toast that the children have changed so 

positively. 

the children pronounce a rust. a boy offers something from his 

diary. 

He tells that he is homeless. 

he says that this class is his home for him. he says the teacher is 

important to him because she has changed so much. 

then you see how the children read the diary of Anne Frank. 

When the children have nished, the teacher says that the 

children should write a letter to the woman who helped Anne 

Frank to hide. 

the children hope that the woman really visits them. 

Since then, the teacher wants to ensure that this really 

happens. 

From the moment you can see that the class is becoming more 

and more a community. 

You can see the students laughing and dancing together. 

then the woman really comes. Marcus is allowed to introduce 

her. 

the woman tells about her past. 

Marcus tells her that she is his heroine. she says that everyone 

is a hero. 

then you see Eva. her mother tells her that the man who is 

guilty only protects his gang. Eva can not understand that and is 

confused. 

Szene wo die Kinder im Muzeum sind. 

Die Szene wo Markus die Frau reinbring, die 

Anne Frank gekannt hat

Filmabschnitt freedom writers 

At the beginning of the lm section you can see markus walking 

to his mother. 

he asks her for a second chance. He wants to move in with her 

again. He promises to change. His mother does not answer but 

gives him the shopping bags. After that both go home. Later 

you can see that Marcus is happier and more ful lled. 

then you see Eva sitting in the court. She rst tries to protect 

her friend. but then she tells the truth. 

Some friends of her boyfriend want to kill her, but they do not, 

because they honor her father. 

Miss g 

You can see in the movie section again very well, how the class 

lives together. 

The teacher always comes home later. Of the. Man is packing 

his things. he asks her what matters to her, he or the class. In 

the end, the teacher decides for the class 

Auch Marcus hat sich positiv verändert 

Interview mit Marcus 

I: Hello I'm MICHALINA .. and I would like to ask you a few 

questions. 

Markus: yes, of course. 

Me: so with you because the woman helped Anne Frank to hide. 

What do you think about? And how did you like it? 

Freedom writers letzter Filmabschnitt: 

Markus: It was the best day in my life. I've never been so 

excited. The woman is an absolute inspiration for me. I got up 

and said that she is a hero to me. But she said that every human 

being is a hero. That made me think. This means that I am also 

a hero. 

i: how do you like erinner class teacher.? 

Markus: mis.G? 

me: yes exactly 

Markus: she has totally changed my life. Through her my life has 

a meaning again. 

Me: that makes me very happy. Thank you for the short 

interview. 

Markus: also very happy 

After the teacher left her husband, the teacher is very sad. She 

calls her father. When the father asks, the teacher dares not tell 

him the truth. 

The next day the teacher has a limited good mood 

then the class asks her if she will teach the teacher next year. 

The teacher is surprised that the children did not know it. 

She thought the kids know they're going to another class next 

year. 

the children are disappointed and call through the class 

Vörschläge, for that this does not happen. 

The teacher, however, realizes that it also makes her sad. 

She chose her class, not her husband. The class was the most 

important in her life. 

this encourages them to ght for their class. 

She decides to talk to the school council. But he does not agree. 

when she has to confess that to her class, the class is very 

disappointed. 

They say that the authorities should not take their mother away. 

The teacher tries to make it clear that she is not her mother. but

the children say that they do not mean that. When you call 

someone a mother, you respect the person. 

The teacher tries to make it clear that she is not her mother. but 

the children say that they do not mean that. When you call 

someone a mother, you respect the person. 

That almost brings the teacher to tears. 

The teacher continues to ght for the class. At the end of the 

lm, she is allowed to keep the grade until the twelfth. the 

children dance and are happy. 

them. The teacher even invites the woman who hid Anne Frank. 

At the end of the lm the teacher does everything to keep the 

children in the 11th and 12th. 

It took a long time, but it worked. 

Die Klasse in echt 

The Student I like the Most ( Marcus) 

my favorite student is Marcus. He seems very closed in the 

beginning. In the movie, however, you can see everything he's 

been through. 

his friend killed himself before his eyes. This alone is such a bad 

experience that limits you to many things for the rest of your 

life. The police arrested him for doing so. so he had to sit in his 

juvenile jail all his childhood. 

that made him cold. so his mother threw him out of the house. 

Marcus, however, is a boy with a good heart. The fact that he 

has to live on the street is very touching. He is also one of the 

rst to open before Miss g. For me he is a courageous young 

man who has a lot of potential. 

I also think that many young people should take an example 

from him. 

Summary of the Film 

Marcus 

The lm is about a young teacher who is coming to a new 

school. She gets a class with so-called special cases. 

some of the school do not trust this task, the teacher does not. 

When the teacher enters the class, she is overwhelmed. there 

are ghts on the rst day, nobody likes them. 

but the teacher does not give up. she tries to promote the 

children. she even tries it with rap music. 

but then the kids just make them out. 

she does not give up. She gives the children a book where they 

can write whatever they want. they do not have to read it out, 

but they are allowed to. 

slowly the children start to open. We get in the movie with what 

the children have experienced everything. Eva's father, for 

example, is in prison. Most children in the class have 

experienced a shootout. Many of them have lost a family 

member or a friend. some have been shot themselves before. 

The teacher desperately wants the children to read the diary of 

Anne Frank. She believes the children can identify with it. 

However, this is not approved by the school board. Therefore, 

the teacher has to nd a side job so that she can nance the 

books herself. Later, she is looking for more jobs so that she can 

also nance excursions. 

the children live together strongly. The class is like a home to 

Things that are the same in our class. 

First, we also have a teacher who looks after us. a teacher who 

Cares about our future and is very close to us. 

In addition, there are many different cultures in our class. 

Main part of our work together are projects- also in spare time - 

- same as in the lm. 

Last Thing : we also write down very much about our life,

history, family, dreams and hopes and we try to stay very close 

together and be very helpful . 

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