During the first quarter in English, as a class we read a heroic and inspiring story, The Freedom Writers Diary. As a class we really made deep connections to this fantastic book. At the end of the first quarter we were assigned a benchmark. All throughout the United States many were working on banning The Freedom Writers Diary. However, we as a class thought this was wrong. Our benchmark was to pick a specific diary entry and explain why it should not be banned.
In my particular benchmark, I chose a diary entry that I was able to find myself in that certain situation. For this particular project I picked a specific entry that displayed how diversity plays a role in many people's lives today, whether by: race, ethnicity, religion, or sex.

Group Members: Blase, Nia, Samantha, and Francesca