The document discusses the Freedom Writers Diary, which contains journal entries from students taught by Erin Gruwell. Gruwell incorporated her students' powerful diary entries into a book to share their experiences growing up in a violent, segregated community. The entries describe the students' experiences with gang violence, racism by police, and feelings of fear, loneliness, and the need to protect their own communities and families.

1. FREEDOM WRITERS --- Writing in Education

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5. In The Freedom Writers Diary, Gruwell interspersed her narrative text throughout a collection of actual entries from her students’ own diaries, with powerful results.

6. Reportedly, many of the students’ journal entries are powerful enough to leave a lasting impression on any person.