Freedom writers
A story of inner-city kids raised on drive-by shootings and hard-core attitude-and the teacher who gives them the one thing they need most: a voice of their own. Dropped into the free-zone of a school torn by violence and racial tension, teacher Erin Gruwell battls an uncaring system in a fight to m...
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| Language: | English |
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[Australia]:
Paramount Home Entertainment,
2007.
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| Summary: | A story of inner-city kids raised on drive-by shootings and hard-core attitude-and the teacher who gives them the one thing they need most: a voice of their own. Dropped into the free-zone of a school torn by violence and racial tension, teacher Erin Gruwell battls an uncaring system in a fight to make the classroom matter in her students' lives. Now, telling their own stories, and hearing the stories of others, a group supposedly "unteachable" teens will discover the power of tolerance, reclaim their shattered lives and change their world |
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| Item Description: | Based on the book "The Freedom Writers diary : how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them" by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (DVD) (118 min.): sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: | 5014437929235 |