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973 Fact in historical fiction Lesson Plans
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students select a piece of historical fiction to read, review the literature through the perspective of history, and scan the cover of the book or create a cover illustration to appear with the book review in the appropriate spot on the timeline. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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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 »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students, after reading an Accelerated Reader historical fiction book, research the actual historical time period portrayed in the book. Then, working in a cooperative learning group, they create a HyperStudio presentation. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students explore the historical time period of Annie Sullivan's life and then write a historical fiction story about that time. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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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 »
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- 8th - 12th
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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 »
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- 8th
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Students examine life during the Civil War through various readings. They compare and contrast a novel they read in class to one they chose on the subject. They work together as a class to produce a newspaper displaying the information they gathered during the lesson. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students create a historical fiction timeline. They review the literature through the perspective of history (writing prompts provided). Students create a book cover illustration to appear with the book review in the appropriate spot on the time line. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students select and read a novel set during the Civil War. They learn something about the author of your novel. Students complete a worksheet, share them with each other, and revise them before handing them in. Then using the information, students create a multimedia report. Full Review »
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- 4th
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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 »

