Historical Fiction

What is fiction?

• A real story

• A made up (fake story)

Historical fiction is a FAKE story set in the _______.

• past

• present

• future

True or false: Historical fiction takes place during an important time in history.

• True

• False

True or false: There can be magical creatures like mermaids and fairies in historical fiction.

• True

• False

Historical fiction has what kind of setting?

• A made up place

• A fake world like Hogwarts in Harry Potter

• A modern place like Chipotle

• A real historical place

True or false: Historical fiction has some real and some fake people in it.

• True

• False

What about the characters needs to be realistic for the time period?

• Their words

• Their thoughts

• Their actions

• All of the above

What is the conflict of a story?

• The message of the story

• Where and when it takes place

• The people in the story

• The problem in the story

True or false: The conflict in historical fiction DOES NOT need to be realistic for the time period.

• True

• False