Trapped inside my Body
Discussion
What are the most useful parts of your body?
Think of three adjectives to describe the human body to an alien who has never seen one.
Have you ever lost the use of a part of your body?
Have you ever completely lost consciousness?
When Victoria Arlen was 11 years old, she fell ill and lost consciousness.
She woke up in hospital age 15, locked into her body and all she had were her thoughts.
What would this be like?
0:40 - 1.40
True or false?
Victoria had no siblings.
Victoria was very sporty.
Victoria wanted to become a professional sports person.
1.40 - 3.00
In what order are the sings of the illness mentioned?
asthma
pain on right side
immune system
fainting spells
In what order did Victoria lose control of her body?
upper body
legs
voice
hands
3:00 - 4:48
1. What happened in the ambulance?
In what order are the sings of the illness mentioned?
asthma
pain on right side
immune system
fainting spells
In what order did Victoria lose control of her body?
upper body
legs
voice
hands
3:00 - 4:48
1. What happened in the ambulance?
A) She went semi-conscious
B) Everything went well
C) She lost consciousness completely
2. How long was Victoria unconscious for?
A)Weeks
B)Months
C)Years
3. What happened when she asked a question?
A) People refused to answer it.
B) she reaslised she was locked in her body
C) She screamed
4. How did Victoria realise how much time had passed?
A) A doctor told her
B) A doctor mentioned the date
C) She could see the people around her had changed.
Discuss
Victoria's situation - what would you do?
5:40 - 8:16
How do you think the hospital staff treated Victoria?
1. What two types of abuse does Victoria mention in her book?
2. Why doesn't Victoria want to prosecute the hospitals?
3. What did Victoria's brother bring her?
Discuss
What do you think about Victoria's decision not to bring a case against the hospitals?
8:16 - 11:07
Vocab
a mind of their own
on demand
prolific
to envision
inflammation
snatches of conversation
small talk
1.What news events occurred during Victoria's time locked in?
2.What TV show did she particularly notice?
3. What three principles did Victoria focus on mentally?
4. What did Victoria discover about her condition from listen to medical staff?
11:07 - 14:30
1. Victoria locked in for __ years.
2. Her internal m________ was all she had.
3. Late in _____ she was able to signal to those around her.
4. A ______ medicine helped stop Victoria's seizures and led to her being able to move her ___
5. "I don't even know if a word can s______"
6. Victoria's progress: b_____g, p____ing to letters, s___ language, s____h
7. Victoria's first words were "____ ____ ____"
8. Victoria worked with a variety of _______s
9. She thinks she gained a sense of ______ while being locked in.
10. Victoria's condition caused her body to _____ her brain and spinal chord.
Discuss:
What do you think Victoria's life would be like now? What would she have to do?
14:30 - 18:25
True or false?:
Discuss
Victoria's situation - what would you do?
5:40 - 8:16
How do you think the hospital staff treated Victoria?
1. What two types of abuse does Victoria mention in her book?
2. Why doesn't Victoria want to prosecute the hospitals?
3. What did Victoria's brother bring her?
Discuss
What do you think about Victoria's decision not to bring a case against the hospitals?
8:16 - 11:07
Vocab
a mind of their own
on demand
prolific
to envision
inflammation
snatches of conversation
small talk
1.What news events occurred during Victoria's time locked in?
2.What TV show did she particularly notice?
3. What three principles did Victoria focus on mentally?
4. What did Victoria discover about her condition from listen to medical staff?
11:07 - 14:30
1. Victoria locked in for __ years.
2. Her internal m________ was all she had.
3. Late in _____ she was able to signal to those around her.
4. A ______ medicine helped stop Victoria's seizures and led to her being able to move her ___
5. "I don't even know if a word can s______"
6. Victoria's progress: b_____g, p____ing to letters, s___ language, s____h
7. Victoria's first words were "____ ____ ____"
8. Victoria worked with a variety of _______s
9. She thinks she gained a sense of ______ while being locked in.
10. Victoria's condition caused her body to _____ her brain and spinal chord.
Discuss:
What do you think Victoria's life would be like now? What would she have to do?
14:30 - 18:25
True or false?:
1. Victoria had to study with much younger kids because she had missed so much school.
2. Victoria wasn't bullied at school.
3. Victoria wasn't able to adjust.
4. Victoria had a fear of swimming.
5. Victoria's first swimming coach underestimated her determination.
6. Victoria competed in the London Olympic games.
peer ____
savage is an u________nt
fe_____g tube
crooked t___h
______ws had not been done
1. In what sense was Victoria immature?
2. What did Victoria's brothers do to her?
3. Who connived with her brothers?
she had _____ death
3. "I was so g____ed"
4. "I could tell she was a bit a_______ed"
5. The 2012 Paralympics took place just ___ of 3 years after Victoria regained the ability to blink.
6. Victoria won a ___ medal for the ___ metres freestyle.
Phrases:
By the g____ of G___
Holding o___ for d___ life
Tears of j____
18:25 - end
Before listening - What do these words mean?
defy the odds
long-tern effects
18:25 - end
Before listening - What do these words mean?
defy the odds
long-tern effects
to throw your weight into
a twitch
neural pathways
a twitch
neural pathways
Match them with these:
she felt this in her leg after ten months of training
the training was about recreating these
She was doing this "once again"
her parents did this to help her achieve her goal
her parents did this to help her achieve her goal
vary from person to person
1. What was the glimmer of hope?
2. What was she wearing on the first dance?
3. What caused Victoria's flashback?
4. How far did Victoria get in the competition?
5. What is she doing now?
flashback
catapult
creative outlet
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