Historical Fiction

      Week 1	SWBAT define fiction
SWBAT list, define, recognize elements of historical fiction
SWBAT read and evaluate historical fiction pieces using story elements, story maps, and venn diagrams

Week 2
	SWBAT make inferences and predictions about historical fiction pieces
SWBAT visualize settings in historical fiction stories
SWBAT sequence events in historical fiction stories

Week 3	SWBAT choose a historical event from their social studies class to create a historical fiction story
SWBAT create a timeline of their event
SWBAT research to add details to their event	
		
Week 4	SWBAT create illustrations of their event.
SWBAT recognize conventions of dialogue
SWBAT add dialogue to a draft of their event

		
Week 5	SWBAT draft, revise, and publish a cartoon or picture book of a historical event	
		
Assessment	SWBAT create, edit, and publish  a cartoon/picture book of a historical event	
		
Possible Texts	SOS Titanic, Nowhere to Call Home, Slave Dancer, Beyond the Burning Time, A Year Down Under, Anne Frank’s Diary (adapted play version	
		
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