1. Why does Ms. Gruwell Bring Gerda to class? 2. How does seeing the video effect the students?

3. How does the map add to your understanding of the selection?

4.. What inspires the students to name themselves the Freedom Writers?

5. How many miles did the Freedom Riders travel and how long did it take?

6. What words would you use to describe Jim Zwerg? why?

7. Why does the student feel Jim Zwerg was impressive?

8. How did the students prove what they had learned from Ms. Gruwell's project?

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.

Wi n t e r acrostic poem worth 10 points but giving 30

What is the reasoning in this argument?