Cursio, Giuseppe2023-04-132023-04-132017The Person and the Challenges, 2017, Vol. 7, No. 1, p. 49-61.2083-8018http://theo-logos.pl/xmlui/handle/123456789/6123Artykuł w języku włoskim.This article presents the experience of a teacher – Erin Gruwell – an English literature teacher at a school in Long Beach, Los Angeles (California). The teacher, proposing in school writing a personal diary at school, created significant conditions for change for the students. The educational experiences offered by Erin Gruwell spurred the motivation to write diaries. Doing this has opened up a reflective space on their hard life: the students have begun to think about a future of hope. Of particular significance was the experience of „Toast for Change”, which marked a new beginning in the lives of these students.itAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Polandhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/writingautobiographyavailabilitydiarieschanging the futurehopemotivationFreedom Writers MethodFreedom WritingliteratureteachingErin Gruwellpisanieautobiografiadostępnośćpamiętnikizmiana przyszłościnadziejamotywacjaliteraturanauczaniescritturadisponibilitàdiaricambiare il futurosperanzamotivazioneletteraturainsegnamentoArticle