: She uses literature like The Diary of Anne Frank to help them understand that others have faced similar hardships, eventually leading the students to call themselves the "Freedom Writers". Where to Watch
: Erin Gruwell (played by Hilary Swank) is a dedicated new teacher who arrives at a racially divided school and faces a classroom of students who have been written off by the system. Diarios de la calle
(known in English as Freedom Writers ) is a 2007 drama film based on the true story of high school teacher Erin Gruwell and her at-risk students in Long Beach, California. Key Plot Points : She uses literature like The Diary of