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A disciplinary transfer in Ms. Gruwell’s first class, when she was still a student teacher, Sharaud is initially known as a tall, imposing, violence-prone student who intimidates his teachers and interrupts classroom teaching as much as he can. When he becomes the subject of a racist caricature, however, he shows his weakness and sensitivity, demonstrating that he is not inured to the insidious power of racism. After Ms. Gruwell rebukes the class for the drawing and spends the rest of the year teaching tolerance, Sharaud’s behavior changes dramatically. He becomes a dedicated, successful student, and proves willing, like the rest of the class, to embrace values of cooperation, trust, and dedication to his academic work.
Sharaud Quotes in The Freedom Writers Diary
The The Freedom Writers Diary quotes below are all either spoken by Sharaud or refer to Sharaud. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part I: Entry 1: Ms. Gruwell Quotes
I asked, “How many of you have heard of the Holocaust?” Not a single person raised his hand. Then I asked, “How many of you have been shot at?” Nearly every hand went up. I immediately decided to throw out my meticulously planned lessons and make tolerance the core of my curriculum. From that moment on, I would try to bring history to life by using new books, inviting guest speakers, and going on field trips.
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During Ms. Gruwell’s year as a student teacher, she reacts with shock and anger at one student’s racist drawing of Sharaud, an African-American student. She tells her class that this kind of stereotyping is what led to such horrific events as the Holocaust. When she discovers that no one knows what the Holocaust is, she decides that her students should become more engaged with the history of tolerance and racial justice, so that they can apply such values to their own lives. This episode demonstrates that, despite these students’ lack of traditional historical knowledge, they have personal experiences that a Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur
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Sharaud Character Timeline in The Freedom Writers Diary
The timeline below shows where the character Sharaud appears in The Freedom Writers Diary. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part I: Entry 1: Ms. Gruwell
...animosity inside the classroom. One day, one of her students draws a racist caricature of Sharaud, a black student, portraying him with large, protruding lips. Sharaud—a disciplinary transfer who was particularly...
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...nobody else wants to teach. Inspired by her experience with such a difficult student as Sharaud, however, Ms. Gruwell optimistically trusts that she can teach anyone.
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Entry 4: Ms. Gruwell
...Tommy, in particular, has impressed her by reading all the assigned books. Before then, like Sharaud, he was an intimidating disciplinary transfer who even scared Ms. Gruwell a little. To celebrate...
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