In this unit, students will listen to, read, and watch historical accounts of an event and look at how one author fictionalizes the event. Students will research a historical event of their choice and write a historical fiction piece.
Priority Standards
Reading Information 7.6: Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
Reading Information 7.9: Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence of advancing different interpretations of facts.
Writing 7.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
Reading Information 7.6: Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
Reading Information 7.9: Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence of advancing different interpretations of facts.
Writing 7.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
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Historical Fiction Authentic Craft |
AssessmentStudents will write a historical fiction piece
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