questionnaire "Freedom Writer's Diary"

1. Why did Ms Gruwell have the Freedom Writers study the Holocaust and meet Holocaust survivors?

She had them study the Holocaust to show them their life in the ghetto where violence and racism rule has similarities t what happened during Nazi era. She wanted to show them the racism is useless.

2. How did the Freedom relate to Anne Frank? Give examples.

They identify to Anna Frank because they live in a kind of daily war and like her they are sometimes alone. They compare Anne Frank's diary to their life. They had a lot of problems, Ms Gruwell tried to help them.

3. In what way Zlata Filipovic impacted the students’ lives? Give example from several writers. What did really surprise the Freedom writers?

Zlata lived during the war but she doesn't belong to a gang. She managed to come out of the war. They have a lot in common (diary 38) she has lived during the war and the student are living in the streets; they live in a sort of war too. In diary 37 a student says: " I'm beginning to realize that Anne Frank, Zlata Filipovic, and I have a lot in common."

4.In diary 47, the writer says: ”Now if you ask me what race I am, like Zlata, I’ll simply say, “I’m a human being.””How could you explain that quote? Do you relate to it?

I think she understands that race isn't the most important thing. For her every ethnicity is equal. (diary 47). I think there isn't a person more important then another.