A Brief but Spectacular Take on Surviving COVID-19 | PBS NewsHour

Directions: Read the summary, watch the video, answer the discussion questions. Then have students create their own Brief But Spectacular videos by checking out this easy-to-follow lesson plan. 

#BriefButSpectacular Video Challenge! See details at the end of the lesson. We have the best judges around — senior citizens — who will award prizes to the top three winners in both the student and teacher categories. Submit for the first round by April 30, 2020, and the second round by May 10, 2020.

Summary:

Kat Zwick tested positive for COVID-19 in mid-March, about a week after returning from a New York City conference. Her symptoms worsened to an “almost unbearable” level of severity as she isolated in her bedroom.

Within the depths of her illness, Zwick realized that “I matter more to people than maybe I usually think that I do.” She adds, “When you find out that you matter, and you didn’t necessarily conceive of yourself that way, I think that does alter, you know, how you show up in the world.”

Now recovering, Zwick hopes her story will encourage others to take the illness seriously and stay home. This is her Brief But Spectacular take on surviving COVID-19.