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Grade Range
4th - 6th
Rating
3 Stars

Students contrast the lives of iamsburg slaves and the people whose lives they touched and use fact based information in writing historical fiction. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th - 10th
Rating
4 Stars

Students examine a work of historical fiction based on the life of an actual person who modeled for the painter, Diego Velazquez. Elizabethy Borton de Trevirio's story, "I, Juan de Pareja" provides opportuities for the reader to discover how individuals Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 8th
Rating
4 Stars

Students research immigration and Ellis Island. They write a piece of historical fiction based on what it would have been like to emigrate into the U.S. through Ellis Island in the early 1900's. Full Review »

Grade Range
8th - 12th
Rating
3 Stars

Students discuss famous examples of historical fiction as a genre and why it is used so often. They create an original piece of historical fiction by developing a character who is an immigrant to the United States. They are assessed based on the accurate use of historical fiction. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 2nd
Rating
3 Stars

Students compare imagined travel experiences of their own with the actual experiences of 19th Century pioneers. They create historical fiction in the form of picture books, drawing upon the information that they have studied. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 7th
Rating
2 Stars

Students participate in a class discussion about historical fiction and artifacts. After discussion, students choose an artifact from a historical time period and write a story for the artifact using a historical fiction format but must tie it to an actual battle, event or activity from history. Students also recreate the artifact for their "Artifact Roadshow". Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 8th
Rating
2 Stars

Students examine the genre of historical fiction. They discuss the elements of historical fiction, select a period of history, edit and revise a first draft, and write a final draft of an original historical fiction short story. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 8th
Rating
4 Stars

Students read and analyze the novel "The Prince and the Pauper" by Mark Twain and identify the elements of historical fiction. Before reading the novel, they conduct research on the English Renaissance Era and create a PowerPoint Presentation. After reading the novel, students watch a video version of the novel, and perform a simplified version of the story. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th
Rating
3 Stars

Students assess the difference between historical fact and historical fiction and how studying the genre can help them reach a broader and more personal grasp of historical events like slavery. They choose one of the seven characters and write a letter as that character, discussing slavery about that time period with illustrations. Full Review »

Grade Range
7th - 12th
Rating
2 Stars

Students read historical fiction books. They compare and contrast the Homestead Acts of the 1800s and of 1910. After a discussion of the historical facts depicted in the books, students answer questions about each book. They define vocabulary words. Full Review »