Title:
"I Choose to Be Happy"
Bibliographic Information:
TED Talk, Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohGDfNQV7M
Weekly Requirement:
Media Item
Plot Description:
Lizzie Velasquez gives a talk to youth about her experiences with being bullied. She tells the audience about how she was born with a rare illness that makes it impossible for her to gain weight, which also makes her look very different from other people. She talks about being raised as a normal child and having no idea she was different until she went to kindergarten and the children were afraid of her. Throughout her school career she had some difficult times, especially when someone posted a video of her on youtube saying that she was the world's ugliest woman. People wrote cruel comments and even said she should kill herself, but instead of choosing sorrow Lizzie chose to use the words to inspire her to succeed.
Quantitative Reading Level:
N/A. The video is geared towards older youth but can be used with children in upper-elementary school and beyond.
Qualitative Reading Analysis:
Lizzie's talk has minimal complexity. She shares her story in the first person in conversational American English. The purpose of choosing to be happy instead of choosing defeat it is explicitly stated. The knowledge demands are also low and viewers will not need any background knowledge to understand the talk.
Content Area:
Self-Esteem & Bullying Awareness
Maine Common Core Content Area Standard:
n/a
Curriculum Suggestion:
This talk can be used by teachers for a number of purposes. It's a great one to show to students during anti-bullying weeks. Speech teachers can show this video to students and then encourage them to give a speech about something they feel passionately about. Writing teachers can encourage students to write speeches or essays about things they are passionate about after viewing the video as well. Biology teachers can also use it to teach about rare diseases.
"I Choose to Be Happy"
Bibliographic Information:
TED Talk, Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohGDfNQV7M
Weekly Requirement:
Media Item
Plot Description:
Lizzie Velasquez gives a talk to youth about her experiences with being bullied. She tells the audience about how she was born with a rare illness that makes it impossible for her to gain weight, which also makes her look very different from other people. She talks about being raised as a normal child and having no idea she was different until she went to kindergarten and the children were afraid of her. Throughout her school career she had some difficult times, especially when someone posted a video of her on youtube saying that she was the world's ugliest woman. People wrote cruel comments and even said she should kill herself, but instead of choosing sorrow Lizzie chose to use the words to inspire her to succeed.
Quantitative Reading Level:
N/A. The video is geared towards older youth but can be used with children in upper-elementary school and beyond.
Qualitative Reading Analysis:
Lizzie's talk has minimal complexity. She shares her story in the first person in conversational American English. The purpose of choosing to be happy instead of choosing defeat it is explicitly stated. The knowledge demands are also low and viewers will not need any background knowledge to understand the talk.
Content Area:
Self-Esteem & Bullying Awareness
Maine Common Core Content Area Standard:
n/a
Curriculum Suggestion:
This talk can be used by teachers for a number of purposes. It's a great one to show to students during anti-bullying weeks. Speech teachers can show this video to students and then encourage them to give a speech about something they feel passionately about. Writing teachers can encourage students to write speeches or essays about things they are passionate about after viewing the video as well. Biology teachers can also use it to teach about rare diseases.
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