Name: ______
Period:______
Teacher:______
“OVERTAKEN”
Student Response Sheet
1.) Write about the person or story in the video that was the most shocking to you or that you could relate to the most.
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2.) Write about the thing that someone in the video SAID that sticks with you the most.
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3.) How did the people in this video begin to treat those who care about them the most in life? (their parents, families and loved ones)
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4.) Write about the BIGGEST and most common wish you heard expressed by those telling their stories in this video.
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5.) Write about why you think these kids agreed to be part of this video.
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6.) Write about how do you think it will change your future because you saw this video?
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“REALITY CHECK”
They wanted….
1.) to “fit in” / Ultimately they:
*Lost connections in life & ended up
Alienating those they loved the most
*Losing friends to jail, drugs or death.
They wanted…
2.) to have fun / Eventually:
*Had NO fun in their lives anymore
*Just misery and desperate
to get a “fix”
They wanted….
3.) to feel more confident / But instead:
*Began to feel like “losers”
*NEVER thought they would
“end up” like they did.
(jail, rehab over and over, no job)
They Thought….
4.) that they could “control”everything
and that nothing bad could happen
to them. / But they found:
*They couldn’t control their
addiction
*They made choices that they are
ashamed of
*They ended up feeling like they
wasted their ONE and ONLY life.
They Thought….
5.) doing drugs with their friends
would somehow make it ok and
safe for them. / But instead of being safe together:
*Many of their friends also
-Ruined their lives too
-Went to jail
- DIED
They Thought….
6.) they would still care about others and that others would care about them. / But instead of having MORE friends:
*They became completely selfish
(needing only drugs)
* They stole from people who loved
them the most
(like their friends & families)
* People began to pull away from
them they had become selfish
and felt isolated
They thought….
7.) they would just go to “rehab” when they were ready and be ok! / But their experience was:
*Rehab didn’t always work!
* Some went MANY times to rehab
They thought….
8.) that they would STILL have a great future. / But the reality is:
*They couldn’t get jobs, in jail, loss
of control in their lives, loss of
loving relationships, feeling LOST
in the world
*A feeling of helpessness in life.
9.) They thought…..
the warnings were annoying. / They wish….
they had listened to the warnings
BEFORE they ever took their FIRST hit!