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1 streaming video file (15 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on May 11, 2006. |
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Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. |
Contents |
Using the Holocaust to Teach Tolerance (3:20) -- Using History to Teach the Present (2:07) -- Erin Gruwell's Teaching Techniques (2:59) -- Giving Students a Second Chance (4:50) |
Access |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |
Summary |
When a racial incident occurred in her classroom, 23-year-old English teacher Erin Gruwell spun it into an ongoing dialogue that ultimately changed the lives of 150 inner-city students. In this program, ABC News correspondent Connie Chung documents the story of the group that came to be known as the Freedom Writers and their exemplary teacher. Challenging them to confront hatred through writing, Ms. Gruwell led her students to publish a nationally acclaimed book about their own experiences of violence and despair. "To feel hopeless at 16 is such a tragedy. And so many kids do," she says. |
System Details |
Mode of access: Internet. |
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System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
Language |
Closed-captioned. |
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Title from distributor's description |
Subject |
Composition (Language arts)
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Education -- Curricula.
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Education -- Methodology.
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Multicultural education.
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Writing.
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Genre/Form |
Educational films.
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Internet videos.
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Videorecording.
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Added Author |
ABC News Productions.
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Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
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Films Media Group.
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Added Title |
Fighting hatred with language arts |
Other Form: |
Originally produced: ABC News Productions, 1998 9781421362038 |
Music No. |
10606 Films Media Group |
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