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Page 1: Historical Fiction book clubs - The Curriculum CornerHistorical Fiction? A fictional story that takes place in a time period in the past. The setting might be real but the characters

Historical Fiction book clubs

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What is Historical Fiction? A fictional story that takes place in a time period in the past. The setting might be real but the characters or their actions are made up.

Elements • Includes real historical events • Has a real setting • Is fiction (not a true story) • Might have real historical figures • A mixture of real and made up events.

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What is Historical Fiction? A fictional story that takes place in a time period in the past. The setting might be real but the characters or their actions are made up.

Elements • Includes real historical events • Has a real setting • Is fiction (not a true story) • Might have real historical figures • A mixture of real and made up events.

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Name: ____________________

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Historical Fiction or Nonfiction? Sort your stack of books. Record five books that are historical fiction and five that are nonfiction.

Historical Fiction Nonfiction

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Name: ____________________ Book Sort Evidence

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One of the historical fiction books is… Title: ____________________________________

Author: ______________________________ I know this book is historical fiction because:

I know this book is nonfiction because:

One of the nonfiction books is… Title: ____________________________________

Author: ______________________________

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What do you notice about the texts? Characteristics of Historical Fiction

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Title Characters Setting Events based on History

Pulling Apart the Text

Date Due: ________

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Title Characters Setting Events based on History

Pulling Apart the Text

Date Due: ________

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Title

Pulling Apart the Text

Date Due: ________

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Comparing Fact & Fiction

In the book, this happened… In real life, this happened…

Date Due: ________

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Comparing Fact & Fiction

In the book, this happened… In real life, this happened…

Date Due: ________

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Name: ____________________ Story Map

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Title: ____________________________________ Author: ______________________________ Main Character or

Characters Setting

Problem

Solution

Important Events

Time

Date Due: ________

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Setting

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Title: ____________________________________ Author: ______________________________

Show two pictures of the setting

List details from the text that helped you visualize the setting

Date Due: ________

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Visualizing the Time Period

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Title: ____________________________________ Author: ______________________________

Date Due: ________

Draw pictures to show what the book helps you visualize about the time period.

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Tell About the Time Period

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Title: ____________________________________ Author: ______________________________

Words the author uses to tell about the setting.

What is happening in the world during this time.

Date Due: ________

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Time Warp

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Title: ____________________________________

The book takes place: ____________________

Then Now

Date Due: ________

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Characters

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Title: ____________________________________ Author: ______________________________

Show two of the characters

Share details from the reading about each character

Date Due: ________

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Delving into the Main Character

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Title: ____________________________________ Author: ______________________________

The main character is:

Share two character traits the character displays. Provide an

event from the text that helped you determine the trait.

Show the main character:

Character Trait 1:

Text Evidence:

Character Trait 2:

Text Evidence:

Date Due: ________

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Let’s Get Social

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Title: ____________________________________ Author: ______________________________

What Tweets would your character share? Make sure they are no longer than 140 characters.

Tweet #1:

My Character is: ________________________

Tweet #2:

Date Due: ________

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Let’s Get Social

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Title: ____________________________________ Author: ______________________________

What Facebook posts would your character share?

Post #1:

My Character is: ________________________

Post #2:

Date Due: ________

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Let’s Get Social

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Title: ____________________________________ Author: ______________________________

What Instagram posts would your character share?

Post #1:

My Character is: ________________________

Post #2:

Date Due: ________

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Plot

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Title: ____________________________________ Author: ______________________________

What is the problem?

Share details from the reading about the problem

What is the solution? Share details from the reading about the solution

Date Due: ________

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Just the Facts

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Title: ____________________________________ Author: ______________________________

What is problem?

Here’s the pieces from the book that are based on history:

What is the solution? Share details from the reading

about the solution

Date Due: ________

Share details from the reading about the problem

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Title Characters Settings Events

Date Due: ________

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Title Characters Settings Events

Date Due: ________

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Name: ____________________ Analyzing the Text

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What do these books have in common?

Name: ____________________ Analyzing the Text

What do these books have in common?

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Date Due: ________

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How do the characters reflect the reality of the time period?

How was the author able to portray the time period in the text. Be specific and

cite textual evidence.

What are the problems and/or historical conflicts that the character(s) face?

What are some of the important details in the story that are needed to understand

the time period/historical events?

How does the time period impact the character's decisions or actions?

Does the group (age, gender, race) the character(s) belong to cause them to react in

specific ways in the story? Is the reaction based on historical reality?

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How did the character(s) change as a result of the historical events portrayed in

the book?

How did the character(s) change as a result of the story plot?

What personality traits did the character(s) exhibit in the beginning of the

story? Cite textual evidence.

What personality traits did the character(s) exhibit at the end of the

story? Cite textual evidence.

How is the setting of the story reflective of the time period? Cite textual evidence.

If there was a major change in the setting of the story, did it reflect real historical events?

Explain.

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If there was a major change in the setting of the story, why was it important to the

plot?

How was the plot of the story influenced by real historical events? Explain.

Did the plot of the story teach you anything new about the time period? Explain what it taught you and how.

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Date Due: ________

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Date Due: ________

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Chapter/ Pages Read: New words or important

words in the reading Important characters I met

The most important events in this section are:

Questions or predictions I have:

Historical facts I have learned:

Date Due: ________

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Date: ____________________ Reading Response

__________________________________

Reading Response

__________________________________

Jour

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Date Due: ________

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