A visual activity that demonstrated how much common ground the students actually shared, despite their different backgrounds.
Gruwell provided each student with a journal to write about their daily lives, fears, and hopes anonymously. This allowed them to process their trauma through the "power of words". Personal Sacrifice and Global Impact Escritores de la Libertad
Against all odds, all 150 of her students graduated from high school, with many becoming the first in their families to attend college. A visual activity that demonstrated how much common