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- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students examine websites about realistic fiction. These sites include lists of books that fit into this category and a list of realistic fiction authors. There are also writing prompts to help students write their own realistic fiction stories. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students view a passenger list of the Mayflower, 1620. They compare a list of passenger from, "A Journey to a New World" by Kathryn Lasky to the list from the web site. They discuss differences in nonfiction and historical fiction. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students read a novel for their foreign language class which is also used in their history class. In groups, they work together to complete stations and other assignments. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students discuss human interaction with the environment and sing "Clementine" with historical fiction lyrics. They create a map or model of a mining camp in which Clementine may have lived. They discuss what might happen to their mining camp if a huge gold lode were discovered. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students read the book "Shane" by Jack Schaefer. As a class, they discuss Shane's view on owning firearms and shares their own opinion on this issue. Using the internet, they research information to support their view and use text from the novel to support it. They participate in a class debate to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Student take a pre-test that measures their skill level in identifying the characteristics of fiction and non-fiction. They score the test on the scoring rubric which includes identifying genres in matching questions. They identify areas that need further study. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 12th
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Students use their knowledge of suffixes and their meanings to spell words ending in -al, -ary, -ic. They will also apply their knowledge of the generic features of narrative and the chronology of events to reconstruct a historical story or extract. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students create a piece of historical fiction documenting the immigrant expereince in New Brunswick, Canada in the 1800s. Using internet research from a web exhibit, students synthesize historical facts with their description of immigrant life during this period. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students read a World War II themed historical fiction book. They conduct their own separate research and evaluate the author's interpretations of the war. They write a commentary report explaining whether the author's interpretations are based more on fact or fiction. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students differentiate between fiction and non-fiction, discuss historical fiction, which combines both genres, choose historical novel from list and read independently, and write original short stories that combine elements of fiction and non-fiction. Full Review »

