Research

There are many topics introduced in The Freedom Writers Diary that we could learn more about. Choose a topic that interests you to research.

Here is a list of topics you guys came up with:  racism  gang violence  LA Race riots  Hazing for sorority recruitment  tagging  physical abuse  drug abuse  alcoholism  discrimination  dyslexia  the projects  juvenile hall  running away from home  bullying <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;"> Oklahoma City bombing <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;"> homelessness <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;"> cystic fibrosis <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;"> shoplifting <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;"> Anne Frank <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;"> Zlata Filipovic <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;"> war in Bosnia <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;"> Books: <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;">//Romeo and Juliet// by Shakespeare <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: super;"> //Twelve Angry Men// by Reginald Rose <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: super;"> //The Wave// by Todd Strasser <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: super;"> //Night// by Elie Wiesel <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: super;"> //Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl// by Anne Frank <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: super;"> //Zlata’s Diary: A Child’s Life in Sarajevo// by Zlata Filipovic

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Step 1: Find 2 Good Sources and bookmark them in your bookmark bar so that you don’t loose them. Print the articles. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Step 2: Read the sources. Highlight the main idea for each paragraph in the article. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Step 3: Gather 3 main ideas on a web diagram <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Step 4: Make a KeyNote to present to your classmates.