Historical Fiction #1 Mini Lessons



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Historical Fiction 2009-20010 #1 Mini Lessons

Day 1 Skill: preview/predict

Use a chart to discuss Elements of Historical Fiction.

Description: The author explains historical information that may be unfamiliar to readers.

|A problem to solve: The main characters are involve din a conflict or a |

|dilemma that is realistic for that period |

|Characters: All may be fictional; or some may be real, while others |

|are fictional. They all behave in realistic ways. |

|Setting: A definite period in history; A real historical place |

|Plot: Real events are mixed with fictional events |

|Dialogue: Reflects what people knew and thought about in |

|Those times. |

Day 1 Skill: Preview and Predict: January 5, 2009

Bud: chapters 1-2 Trouble River: chapter 1 Number of the Stars Ch 1

Lily’s chapters: 1-2 Crispin 1-4

RESPONSE: Preview and predict paragraph

Day 2 Skill: Author’s Craft: January 6, 2009

Read My Momma Had a Dancing Heart by: Libba Gray to children and talk about authors language, how the author makes you feel, what kind of mood, humor, sad, gloom, or doom.

Bud: chapter 3-4 Trouble River: chapter 2

Lily’s chapters 3-4 Crispin 5-10

RESPONSE: Write about the authors language and how the author is getting you into the book. Talk about

Day 3 Skill: Time Period January 7, 2009

Read I Have Heard of a Land by: Joyce Thomas to the students and discuss how they know what the time period is. Make sure to include relevant information that makes you know the time period this book take place in. You may include the decade, the location, and any other certain things that leads you to believe where it takes place. Ask how does the time of the story affect the character’s life? Use worksheet page 67.

Bud: chapter 5-6 Trouble River: chapter 3 Number of the Stars Ch 2

Lily’s chapters 5-6 Crispin 11-16

RESPONSE: After reading, the students will describe in paragraph form how they know what time period their book takes place in. Make sure to include all relevant items that indicate the time period.

Day 4 Skill: Plot Diagram January 8, 2009

Use a plot diagram chart to plot events of a plot diagram. Read Danger Zone Unexpected Summer Storm to the students and have them record five or six events on the plot diagram. Make sure to use all components of a plot diagram.

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Bud: chapters 7 - 8 Trouble River: chapter 4 Number of the Stars 5-6

Lily’s chapters 7-8 Crispin 17-21

RESPONSE: Pick a chapter that we have read and plot six events on the plot diagram. Make sure that the climax is on the top, the events that lead up to the most exciting part of that chapter.

Day 5 Skill: Characters Behavior January 11, 2009

In this particular skill the emphasis is on how the characters behave like a real life person would in this situation. Be sure to include interaction between other characters and interaction with problems.

Bud: chapter 9- 10 Trouble River: chapter 5 Number of the Stars Ch 7-8

Lily’s chapters 9-10 Crispin 22-26

RESPONSE: Describe the characters behavior and why you this that they acted this way. What are their reasons for behaving the way they are, do you agree, and what would you have done differently and why?

Day 6 Skill: Authors Craft January 12, 2009

Read The Fungus That Ate My School by: Arthur Dorros to the students and have them tell you how the author is trying to make the reader feel.

Bud: chapters 11 Trouble River: chapter 6 Number of the Stars Ch 9-10

Lily’s chapters 11-13 Crispin 27-32

RESPONSE: Have the students use the Authors Craft sheet to help point out specific events in the reading that depicts the style the author is trying to convey. Students may choose three of the five items to discuss.

Day 7 Skill: Summarization January 13, 2009

Revisit information needed for summarizing chapter/chapters in a story. Make sure to include: title, author, genre, main characters, plot and any other relevant events form the chapter/chapters.

Bud: chapter 12 Trouble River: no reading Number of the Stars 11

Lily’s chapters 14-15 Crispin 33-37

RESPONSE: Write summarization of the chapter/chapters.

Day 8 Skill Plot Diagram January 14, 2009

Review what components need to be present in a plot diagram.

Bud: chapter 13 Trouble River: chapter 7 Number of the Stars 12

Lily’s chapters 16-17 Crispin 38-42

RESPONSE: Pick a chapter that we have read and plot six events on the plot diagram. Make sure that the climax is on the top, the events that lead up to the most exciting part of that chapter.

Day 9 Skill: Cause/Effect January 15, 2009

Use a cause effect chart to explain the relationships to events in the chapter. Read Danger Zone page 1 and 2. Record notes on different cause and effect organizers.

Bud: chapter 14 Trouble River: chapter 8 Number of the Stars Ch 13

Lily’s chapters 18-19 Crispin 43-47

RESPONSE: Insert a cause effect from the chapter to complete one of the organizers.

Day 10 Skill: M L K Reading on your own

Review what is meant by author’s craft. How the author uses dialogue, voice, style or humor.

Bud: chapter 15 Trouble River: chapter 9 Number of the Stars 14

Lily’s chapters 20-22 Crispin 48-51

RESPONSE: Have the students use the Authors Craft sheet to help point out specific events in the reading that depicts the style the author is trying to convey. Students may choose one of the styles to write a paragraph on the authors craft of their book.

Day 11 Skill :Characters Behavior January 19, 2009

In this particular skill the emphasis is on how the characters behave like a real life person would in this situation. Be sure to include interaction between other characters and interaction with problems. Use Elements of Historical Fiction to help you with this.

Bud: chapter 16 Trouble River: chapter 10 Number of the Stars 15

Lily’s chapters 23-24 Crispin 52-55

RESPONSE: Describe the characters behavior and why you think that they acted this way. What are their reasons for behaving the way they are, do you agree, and what would you have done differently and why?

Day 12 Skill: Cause/ Effect January 20, 2009

Use a cause effect chart to explain the relationships to events in the chapter. Read Danger Zone page 3. Record notes on different cause and effect organizers.

Bud: chapter 17 Trouble River: chapter 11 Number of the Stars CH 16

Lily’s chapters 25-26 Crispin 56-58

RESPONSE: Write a paragraph using their cause/effect relationship organizer.

Day 13 Skill: Story Element January 21, 2009

Use Graphic Organizer

Bud: chapter 18 Trouble River: Number of the Stars Ch 17

Lily’s chapters 27-28 Crispin

RESPONSE: Use prediction skills to write a paragraph about what you think will happen at the end of this book.

Day 14 Story Map January 22, 2009

Use Story map organizer to write a summarization of the book.

HISTORICAL FICTION RESPONSE

Readers Names _________________________ , _________________________

1.) The place is ______________________, the year is about ________________. The main character is _____________________. He/She is living in a _______________. His/Her goal is ______________________________.

2.) What seems especially unfamiliar to you about the setting?

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3.) In what ways does your main character remind you of modern day people?

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4.) List any phrases from the selection that are new to you.

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In what ways might you find explanations of the words or phrases?

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5.) Tell two or three things that you’d hope to find out as you continue to read your book.

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