Fantasy and Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction genre includes stories that:

• are about real events from the past, but with fictional characters and some real people

• are completely all made up

• are fictional and usually include fairy tale characters

Which of the following has the elements of a story in order?

• exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

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

A characteristic of a fantasy is

• Events occur that could REALLY happen.

• Events occur that could NOT really happen.

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• Takes place in the past

A fantasy might include

• Animals that can speak, think and feel like humans.

• Nothing that isn't "normal".

If a story has a normal school with normal students, but who can secretly fly, that story is probably

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

Which of the following is NOT a typical fantasy character? 

• lawyer

• warlock

• dragon

• goblin

True or False: Historical fiction must take place in the past

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a typical fantasy setting?

• Middle School

• Narnia

• Hogwarts

• Middle-Earth

Draw something you would see in a fantasy story