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Shout Out Game. Ice Cream Homework Pizza Steelers Waikiki Homelessness. Quick Write. Write a 1 page story about a homeless person Can be fiction or non-fiction Include: (3/4 of a page) person’s age Physical description How they became homeless Where they live
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Shout Out Game Ice Cream Homework Pizza Steelers Waikiki Homelessness
Quick Write • Write a 1 page story about a homeless person • Can be fiction or non-fiction • Include: (3/4 of a page) • person’s age • Physical description • How they became homeless • Where they live • Your feelings (1/4 of a page) • About your character • About homelessness
Create a Cornell Notes Paper • Take notes about presentation to: • Help you complete your homework assignment • Guide your reading
The author Matthew Kaopio Born and raised in Hawaii As a young boy, surfed Kauai waves Kamehameha Schools graduate Lives on Oahu Artist- Paints with his mouth Paraplegic – lost his mobility in a diving accident
Matthew Kaopio: Artist and Author THE AUTHOR THE ARTIST
Gist of Book Main character has lost his family Hawaiian ancestry Homeless on streets of Oahu Learns about self and family while on his journey on streets Aumakua Think about your quick write and what you thought about homelessness while you read this book!!
Ala Moana Beach Park Author did field work for this book by studying the homeless on streets of Waikiki. Also, his grandmother told him many stories that he incorporated into book.
Theme Topics Identity Homelessness Social Responsibility Spirituality and Omens
Genre: Magical Realism • Magical realism novel has: • Magic without • Genies • Good fairies • Wizards • Magic intertwined with a realistic story: • It is unexpected and startling • It creeps up on the reader • It is fiction with magical elements
Examples of Magical Realism • In movies: It IS • Groundhog Day • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas • O Brother Where Art Thou? • Being John Malkovich • Edward Scissorhands • Purple Rose of Cairo • Big Fish • Field of Dreams • L.A. Story • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon • In Movies: It is NOT • Harry Potter • Fairy Tales • Wicked Step Mothers • Genies
An example of magical realism in this book Dreams send protagonist messages that reveal a truth that happens in real life Pay attention to all the different magical realism elements that occur in the book
Thought question Why would authors use magical realism in their stories?