Historical Fiction

Which best describes what historical fiction is?

• a story set in the future with made up characters
• a story that contains a mystery to be solved with lots of suspense
• a story set in the past with made up characters
• a story with ghosts in it

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What are some examples of historical fiction?

• Charlie Brown
• I survived the "Sinking of the Titanic-1912"
• Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham
• Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which best describes what historical fiction is?

• a story set in the future with made up characters
• a story that contains a mystery to be solved with lots of suspense
• a story set in the past with made up characters
• a story with ghosts in it

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of historical fiction?  

• To let the reader experience the thoughts and feelings of people in the past. 
• To teach the reader about the time period in which the story is taking place.
• To persuade the reader that the time period in which the story takes place is more exciting that the present.
• To help the reader "escape" into adventures from the past. 

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What tells a story that takes place in the past?

• Poems
• Realistic Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Mystery

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

In Historical Fiction, can some things be true?

• Yes
• No

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What kind of story helps you experience what really happened to people a long time ago?

• Scary Fiction
• Sport Fiction
• Realistic Fiction
• Historical Fiction

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What detail BEST proves that this photo most likely took place during the Civil Rights Movement?

• The woman in the front of the bus is wearing a hat.

• The women sitting in the back of the bus are women of color and the women sitting in the front of the bus are white women.

• The women in the front of the bus aren’t smiling

• The background in the picture is grey and black

Which of the following would not be in a historical fiction story?

• A frog talking to a prince.

• Abraham Lincoln as a student at Raceland Middle School

• George Washington becoming the first President of the United States

• Bella helping her Jewish friend escape the nazis

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

When a story is told by the main character and uses the "I" pronoun, it is considered to be:

• first person point of view

• third person point of view

• omniscient point of view

• point of view that does not exist in stories

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6