Reflection

Choose a diary entry that most effects you or one that you can relate to and explain why. What stood out to you? How did it make you feel? What would you do in this situation? How would you help this person? How does it make you feel to know that kids your age are going through these situations?
* The afternoon class will respond to your post.

Overcoming Adversity

Miep Gies, the woman who hid Anne Frank, is a hero to Ms. Gruwell’s
students. What does Miep Gies mean when she tells Ms. Gruwell’s students,
“You are heroes everyday.”?

Earning Respect and Trust

Why is trust such an important component of a teacher-student relationship?

Tolerance

At the beginning of the school year, Erin is deeply disturbed by a racial
caricature of one of her students that she finds being passed around the room.
Why does Erin compare this drawing of an African-American student to the
drawings of Jewish men during the Holocaust?