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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter explains the methodology implemented in this study. This chapter consists of three parts which are object of the study, approach of the
study, and method of the study. The object of the study will explain about the object of the study. The approach will describe the approach which used in this
study. The third part, which is the method of the study, will explain about the steps taken in analyzing the work.
A. Object of the Study
The object of this study is Freedom Writers movie script. The movie script was taken from the internet. The movie is based on a true story of a teacher named
Erin. The movie is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in
Eastside, Long Beach, California. This movie was released on January, 5 2007 in the USA, directed by Richard LaGravenese. The script of the movie was also
written by Richard LaGravenese. The main character of the movie is a teacher named Erin Gruwell who
teaches in Woodrow Wilson Classical High School. The character of Erin was played by Hilary Swank. The other actors who played in this movie were Patrick
Dempsey as Scott Casey, Scott Glenn as Steve Gruwell, and Imelda Staunton as Margaret Campbell.
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The story is about a teacher who teaches in an urban area. In that school, races become sensitive issue. Erins enthusiasm is challenged when she finds her
class is composed of gang members. They are untouchables students. She faces some conflicts in teaching her students. The issue of racial problems becomes the
obstacles for her. The students hate each other because they come from different races. The students even do not want to study because the environment of the
class is not good. In the result, in the middle of the semester the students will stop coming to the school. Therefore, she tries to teach about humanity in diversity to
make the students care to their society. In the end, she succeeds in making the students care to the society. She also succeeds in making her students graduate
from the school. Freedom Writers The movie won humanity prize in 2007. Not only
winning humanity prize, the movie was also nominated as an outstanding writing in a movie picture. The actress, Hilary Swank, also got nomination as
International actress in Golden Camera Award. The movie is categorized as a drama movie. This movie invites the audience to see the social challenge that
faced by teacher who has very different characteristics of students. This movie is a great example how to be a good teacher who can motivate the students with
various characteristics even though there are many obstacles to do it.
B. Approach of the Study
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