Historical Fiction 
- a story woven with accurate historical events.

Characters
- made up
- may contain real people of the time (famous people)
- always display the actions, dialogue, and appearance of the time

Setting
- very important!
- takes place during an important time or event in history
- takes place in a real place

Plot
- the experiences of the characters are made up but they could have actually happened

Read Aloud Books

The Bracelet by Yoshiko Uchido 
and Joanna Yardley

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The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco

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Blood on the River: James Town 1607
by Elisa Carbonne

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Literature Circle Books

War Comes to Willy Freeman 
by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

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Freedom's Wings: Corey's Underground Railroad Diary
by Sharon Dennis Wyeth

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Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry

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How I Became a Ghost: A Chocktaw Trail of Tears Story
by Tim Tingle

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Pedro's Journal
by Pam Conrad

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Historical Fiction Book Club Final Projects

Students got to show what they've learned this trimester through beautiful presentations about their historical fiction literature circle books. They were able to identify main and secondary (round and flat) characters and identify their character traits. Students needed to use evidence from the text to prove that their characters possessed these character traits. In addition, students were able to use the Somebody Wanted But So Then strategy to summarize their text through illustrations and writing. Below, please take a look at the fabulous posters that students worked so hard creating.