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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

What do you think about this picture?

The author �Matthew Kaopio �Born and raised in Hawaii �As a young boy, surfed Kauai waves �Kameha Schools graduate �Lives on Oahu �Artist- Paints with his mouth �Paraplegic – lost his mobility in a diving accident

Remember that Matthew Kaopio painted this with his mouth!

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?