Substitute Assignment

Writing assignment:
I am eagerly reading and writing feedback to you on your first drafts. As you have time over the next few days, continue to revise.


Reading assignment:
Keep reading your historical fiction book. Have it finished by Monday, we are going to do an activity next week that will involve you having finished your books.

By Friday - On your blog - Write the title and author of your book, and then copy a segment (between 50 and 250 words) that you think is a really cool writing "trick" that the author pulled off. In other words, a section that grabbed you as a reader and had an effect on you. Again, we will be working with these next week, so please have it posted.



-Be good and write well

Historical Fiction Review by Mr. Murphry

Stories that portray and provide information about a specific time period
Review
*Setting is the key literary element in HF*

Research the time period thoroughly to create accurate and authentic settings

Fictional characters, settings and plot must be portrayed authentically as if they could have actually happened

Getting Started: Setting
Consider the following questions about your chosen historical period by answering the following…

How did people live during this period?
Under what conditions?
What did they eat?
What physical artifacts were common in their everyday lives?

Elaborate on these examples and formulate your own questions based on what interests you.

Criteria
Present a well-told story that doesn't conflict with history
Portray characters realistically
Present authentic settings
Artfully incorporate historical facts - Don’t change history
Avoid stereotypes and myths.

Use Details!!!
Incorporate research based details into setting, characters, and plot
Specific details about the historical period help the reader develop greater understanding and will add depth and meaning to your story
Because you, the author, are writing about a particular time in history, the information about that period must be accurate, authentic, or both