Lesson Introduction The following is an assignment I like to use in my English classes when watching clips from Freedom Writers and teaching with the book. I have successfully used this assignment with all manner of students in grades 9-12, and they all flourish from this type of focused reflection, while learning to be more articulate both orally and written, and while getting comfortable in front of a small live audience. Not only do students love writing about themselves, they also enjoy the integration of media, and they learn how to write better essays as they transfer knowledge learned from their work writing effective speeches. Feel free to message me Common Core connections. I know they exist, and I am quite admittedly being lazy with my alignment here. But surely speaking is still an important skill? I am only partly being tongue-in-cheek(y) here. Step 1. Viewing. Show all or part of Freedom Writers. Be s...
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