Introduction
The purpose of this activity is introduce you to the genre, Historical Fiction, in an effort to make connections to our next literature circle texts.
Task
Out next literature circle will be "Historical Fiction." What is this genre and why are novels identified as such?
Today you will spend some time learning about the literary genre, Historical Fiction. This will be done through reading a variety of articles and watching videos to help with understanding.
Process
You will read an article and watch three videos on the genre, Historical Fiction. After reading and viewing relevant information, you will complete a Google Form Quiz to prove understanding of this genre.
Historical Fiction/ Source: Read, Write, Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson404/HistoricalFictionDefn.pdf
Components of Historical Fiction- Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zP0E5RcEBY
Edpuzzle videos over historical fiction genre
Evaluation
The Google Forms must be completed in order for points to be given for today's activity :)
You can find the form on Google Classroom.
Conclusion
Through learning about Historical Fiction, many parts of the novel will be easier to comprehend and interact with.