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This VIDEO PAGE contains information on TWO (2) Videos. 1) "Fishbowl", and 2) "Breaking the Silence".

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This website gives YOU ALL the information and insights on this 2008 Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) selected DVDs and Videos for Young Adults.

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 * Title : Fishbowl **
 * Author**:** Film based on Lois-Ann Yamanaka's novel: "Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers." **
 * Director : Kayo Hatta **
 * Genre : Realistic Fiction **
 * Grade** **: 6 - 12**
 * Delivery : Film **

 This an unusual cultural twist that we NEVER hear about. A thirteen year old girl, coming of age living in Hawaii in the 1970's, Lovey Nariyoshi. She has a great imagination and sense of humor, but is bullied and is an outsider who is attempting to be accepted by the society in which she lives.


 * Writing : YOU will write a paragraph (or more) about everything YOU know about Hawaii. **

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Excellent "Educator's Guide to "Fishbowl" with six (6) lesson plans, activities, and websites.

media type="custom" key="3792785" YOU may want to chek out this site before you dwelve into the film. It gives some serious insight on ALL the terms and introduces you to the film.

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** Title : Breaking the Silence: LGBTQ Foster Youth Tell Their Stories Author ** : ** Center for Digital Storytelling in Berkeley, CA ** Director : Personal Videos  ** ** Genre : Non-Fiction  **
 * Organization: National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
 * Grade ** **: 9 - 12**
 * Delivery : Film **

Serious issues of gender as you view ten (10) short stories that are very powerful tales of both the success and failures of the foster care system from former foster care victims who identify with LGBTQ. All the stories are told by young adults from a digital storytelling workshop. Y.O.U.T.H. (Youth Offering Unique Tangible Help).

**Writing** **: We shall write anything interesting you learned from the film "Breaking the Silence." Write if there is any similarities to you, family, or friends to the young adults in the film. How did their stories make YOU feel?**

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This website discusses the film and actually allows YOU to click on EACH young adults name and view their VIDEO!!