On the Web
More information on the Freedom Writers Diary
Erin Gruwell, the California teacher who pioneered the Freedom Writers Diary project in the mid-1990s, has started an organization to help other schools launch similar programs. See her website at www.gruwellproject.org
Erin Gruwell, the California teacher who pioneered the Freedom Writers Diary project in the mid-1990s, has started an organization to help other schools launch similar programs. See her website at www.gruwellproject.org
Another student writing project
Students at Frankford High School wrote a book, What We Want to Tell You, including stories about their lives.
Students at Frankford High School wrote a book, What We Want to Tell You, including stories about their lives.
Writing your own story
The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary is doing The Autobiography Project, in which more than 300 people from schools and other places wrote the stories of their lives in 300 words or less.
The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary is doing The Autobiography Project, in which more than 300 people from schools and other places wrote the stories of their lives in 300 words or less.
