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Listen to this song and take note of

how it makes you feelfeel…..

And And you're my you're my obsession obsession

I love you I love you to the to the bones bones And Ana And Ana wrecks wrecks your life your life Like an Like an Anorexia Anorexia lifelifeAna’s song ~ silverchair

Ana’s song

– What does the song title mean, and how does it relate to the song lyrics?

– Who-- or rather, what-- is "Ana"?

– What is the songwriter trying to tell you? What do you think they were feeling when they wrote this song?

– Do you agree or disagree with what they're saying? Why?

– How did this song make you feel? Did you feel that it was expressing feelings that are similar to your own?

anorexia nervosa• A serious disorder in eating

behavior primarily of young women in their teens and early 20s that is characterized by fear of weight gain.

• Anorexia nervosa leads to a physical state of starvation, malnourishment, and emaciation (extremely thin).

Daniel Johns

Australian rocker Daniel Johns, who wrote Ana’s song, from the band Silverchair has been open about his history of anorexia and depression, which nearly led him to suicide in his teenage years.

• Does it surprise you to hear about a guy who has an eating disorder?

• Why would a guy be vulnerable (helpless) to an eating disorder?

• What pressures are out there for males to look a certain way? What is the stereotype "perfect male body"?

Other famous celebrities who

suffer eating disorders…

Victoria Beckham"Posh Spice" Victoria Beckham, wife of the famous soccer player, denied allegations of anorexia for a long time, before admitting to her problem in an excerpt from her book, Learning to Fly.

Mary-Kate OlsenActress Mary-Kate Olsen is the poster child for the pro-anorexia online movement, and is commonly used as "thinspiration" on these sites. Following a long period of denial, Mary-Kate eventually entered rehab, but has been unsuccessful at gaining and maintaining a significant amount of weight.

Calista Flockhart

The actress made famous as "Ally McBeal" long denied having an eating disorder, but later came forward to admit that she had.

Ashlee SimpsonAmerican singer Ashlee Simpson, the younger sister of highly successful actress and singer Jessica Simpson, admits battling an eating disorder in her pre-teen years. Despite being photographed at very low weights in the recent past, Ashlee attests that she has fully recovered.

Song Interpretation• Match the meaning (yellow

strips) and the lyrics (blue strips).

• What in the song tells you that dealing with this disease is a real battle? Which lines?

Please die Ana/Diana?It refers Lady Diana Spencer, as she also suffered from an eating disorder.

Probably Daniel Johns did it because he wanted people to think of Diana - someone who people sympathized with and a public figure - who battled bulimia.

Actually, he's saying he wishes he could get rid of his eating disorder.

• Read a story…• Match the words with their meanings as used in the passage (worksheet page 4)

You are beautiful

You are beautiful no matter what they sayWords won't bring you

downYou are beautiful in every single way

~ Christina Aguilera