Information for Book Club - The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them

Event Information
Title	Book Club - The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
Presenter(s)
Contact hours	2.5
Sponsor agency	Northeast Resource Center
Dates and times
Format	Alternative delivery/Self-directed
Description "With powerful entries from students' own diaries and a narrative text by Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary is an uplifting example of how hard work, courage, and the spirit of determination changed the lives of a teacher and her students." 1) Read The Freedom Writers Diary, supplied to you by the Northeast ABLE Resource Center. 2) Write a reaction paper focusing on your experiences as a teacher and those of the author Erin Gruwell. 3) Submit the reaction paper and evaluation form, along with the book to the Northeast ABLE Resource Center. A Certificate of Completion will be sent to you. Contact hours for this activity are 2.5 hrs.

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Contact phone numbers	(216)261-7076 (800)361-7076