Fact vs Fiction

Historical Fiction is

• A genre of literature that takes place in the past and includes real events, but the characters or story may be fictional.

• The time and place where a story happens. In historical fiction, the setting is typically a specific historical period.

• A significant period in history.

• A person or figure in a story.

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What is Setting?

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True or False: A Character is a person or figure in a story. In historical fiction, characters can be either fictional or based on real historical figures.

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__________ are the conversations between characters.

• Artifact

• Dialogue

• Culture

• Monarch

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Primary Source:

• Interpretations or analyses of historical events, like history books or articles, which can provide context for historical fiction.

• How well a historical fiction story stays true to the facts of the time it represents.

• Original documents or evidence from the past, like letters, diaries, or photographs, which historical fiction might be based on.

• The point of view from which a story is told. In historical fiction, it can show how people from the past viewed events differently.

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What is a Historian?

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What does the word "Research" mean?

• The quality of being real or genuine in terms of historical detail.

• The division of society into groups based on wealth, status, or occupation, which often plays a role in historical fiction.

• The process of gathering facts about the past to write accurately in historical fiction.

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How do you know when something is a fact?

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What is fiction?

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Fact or Opinion

George Washington was the first President of the United States under the constitution.

• Fact

• Opinion

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