https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy Period 3 en-us 2021-10-07 15:00:32 UTC 2021-10-07 15:17:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/270a.png bassiradao https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800124580 Erin Gruwell originally went to law school because she wanted to be a lawyer but she watched riots that were going on during 1992 and suddenly wanted to become a teacher. She believed that teaching students could make a difference in society.]]> 2021-10-07 15:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800124580 bassiradao https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800126335 Erin Gruwell gets a job opportunity as a first time teacher at a school known for its gang violence. She gets warned that the kids don’t have any motivation to actually pay attention and learn because they all have different things going on in their life. Though she gets warned she still takes the job opportunity.]]> 2021-10-07 15:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800126335 bassiradao https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800129767 Erin witnesses the students fighting on her second day of school and it scares her to death. Her father lets her know that this job is not good for her but she is still determined that she can teach these kids though they’re doubting her.]]> 2021-10-07 15:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800129767 bassiradao https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800131702 Gruwell asks her father what to do with her students because she is lost with the fact that the school doesn’t give them any resources. Her father gives her advice and lets her know “success comes from experience”. Her father goes along with her on a trip.]]> 2021-10-07 15:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800131702 bassiradao https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800133683 The students start disrespecting Ms.Gruwell and each other. A fight breaks out between the different racial groups. She realizes how hard it’s going to be to teach this group of students.]]> 2021-10-07 15:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800133683 bassiradao https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800147004 Ms.Campbell is seen as an enemy because she doesn’t agree with the way that Ms.Gruwell wants to teach and she doesn’t want to help give her the resources to do so. Therefore she has to buy these resources with her own money. The students continue their fights. The kids watch and take part in a gang shooting.]]> 2021-10-07 15:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800147004 bassiradao https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800148660 In class, the students pass around a drawing of Jamal making sure to  exaggerate some of his facial features and this really shocks Ms.Gruwell. She uses this to help teach them about the Holocaust. This gets the students riled up.]]> 2021-10-07 15:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800148660 bassiradao https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800152145 Erin Gruwell’s husband brings up how he feels they don’t talk about anything other than Erin’s job now and how she’s doing with the kids. Instead of spending time with him she’s so determined to teach her kids. He gets a divorce because he’s had enough.]]> 2021-10-07 15:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800152145 bassiradao https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800155199 Erin starts the freedom writers journal with the students and learns more about them. They get more open to learning and actually make an effort for their education. ]]> 2021-10-07 15:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800155199 bassiradao https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800161882 Erin realizes that she took this job as a way to help these kids overcome the racism/prejudice as well as the hardships that happen in their life.]]> 2021-10-07 15:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800161882 bassiradao https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800165653 Though Ms.Gruwell has lost a lot she’s happy that she was able to fulfill her duty and these students are actually bettering themselves as human beings.]]> 2021-10-07 15:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800165653 bassiradao https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800169019 The students became their own personal heros, Eva realizes not everything is about loyalty and says the truth during court no matter the consequences. Ms.Gruwell accomplished her goal.]]> 2021-10-07 15:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bassiradao/wgj6q5tloi00gnzy/wish/1800169019