Historical Fiction

What is Historical Fiction? Historical fiction is a type of fiction that takes place during a historical time period.

Elements of Historical Fiction Fictional Story Imaginary Characters (usually the main characters) Real People from History (usually secondary characters) Based on a Historical Events like … War Economic Depression Natural Disaster Story is Supported by Historical Evidence

Fever 1793 Fictional Story: Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her mother and grandfather. She spends her days making plans to turn the family business into the finest coffee shop Philadelphia has ever seen, but then yellow fever breaks out. Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning Mattie's world upside down. Mattie must learn quickly how to survive in a city turned frantic with disease.

Fever 1793 Imaginary Characters: Real People from History: Mattie Cook Real People from History: Dr. Benjamin Rush George Washington Historical Event: Philadelphia’s Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 Historical Evidence: Bush Hill … Mansion turned into a hospital for the sick Washington Square … Hundreds of victims were buried at Washington Square

Bud, Not Buddy Fictional Story: Ten-year-old Bud is a run-away orphan on a mission. His mother never told him who his father was, but she left Bud some clues before he died. Some of those clues included posters of jazz musician, Herman E. Calloway, and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression! Bud believes those posters will lead to his father. He decides to hit the road and find this mystery man.

Bud, Not Buddy Imaginary Characters: Real People from History: Bud Caldwell Herman E. Calloway Real People from History: Herbert Hoover Historical Event: Great Depression of the 1930s Historical Evidence: Jazz Music was very popular Many people out of work Homeless traveled from city to city looking for work

Number the Stars Fictional Story: Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, live in Denmark during the Nazi Occupation. Nazi soldiers are on every street corner, there are food shortages, and the people of Denmark are required to darken their windows every evening. One day, the Jewish families receive word that the Germans are going to relocate all the Jews in Denmark. Since Ellen is Jewish, the Johansens take her in and pretend she is part of their family. Not only do the Johansens save Ellen, they try to save many Jews by helping them escape to Sweden.

Number the Stars Imaginary Characters: Real People from History: Annemarie Johansen Ellen Rosen Real People from History: Nazi Soldiers Danish Resistance Fighters Historical Event: World War II Nazi Occupation of Denmark (1940s) Historical Evidence: Germans really did relocate the Danish Jews to concentration camps. Danish Resistance really did smuggle Jews out of Denmark and to Sweden.

What is a narrative? A narrative or story is a report of connected events, real or imaginary, presented in a sequence. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to tell", which is derived from the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled" In your story, the narrator will tell the story in FIRST PERSON point of view (I, me, we) or THIRD PERSON point of view (he, she, character names)

Set up your story What is the CLIMAX of the story? (Should be an event from history) How will you explain the HISTORICAL SETTING? (1776 Yellow Fever epidemic) What did people wear? What did they talk about? What was going on in the world? What movies, books, songs, people were popular? How will you show the PHYSICAL SETTING? (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) What was Philadelphia like in 1776? Where will your main character live? Where does the climax take place? What does the character see? What buildings would readers recognize?

Main Characters Who is the protagonist of your story? (main character, “good guy”) Who is the antagonist of your story? (villain, cause of conflict) Any real characters from history? By the end of your story, the main character needs to show growth and development. How will he/she CHANGE? Your main character cannot die- this would defeat the purpose of a narrative!

Types of conflict Character vs. Character Character vs. Self Harry Potter vs. Voldemort New kid vs. Bullies Character vs. Self Harry Potter vs. himself- should he cheat on the test? Character vs. Nature Harry Potter vs. the Womping Willow Man vs. tornado Character vs. Society Rosa Parks vs. segregation Employee vs. Black Friday Stock Market Crash Character vs. supernatural/technology Ms. Lewis vs. a scary ghost Woman vs. explosive device.

Conflict- practice After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth or attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog. Protagonist? Antagonist? Type of Conflict?

Conflict- practice It's the year 3030 and society is completely dependent on computers and robots. A young boy named Domino is flying his hovering board to school when all the machines start attacking people due to a powerful computer virus. What will Domino do now that the machines that are supposed to help him have turned against him? Protagonist? Antagonist? Type of Conflict?

Conflict- Practice Brian has the best dog in the world. In fact, he has one of the only dogs in the world. That's because dogs are not allowed in Brian's world, where people believe that dogs spread diseases. Brian's dog will be executed if he is caught. Soon Brian learns of a mysterious underground dog owners club and joins the fight to legalize dogs. Can Brian and his new friends prove to the world that dogs are safe and friendly? Protagonist? Antagonist? Type of Conflict?

Conflict- Practice Janie is on a whitewater-rafting trip along a choppy river when their guide suddenly has a heart attack. Now she and the other passengers must learn to work together to survive the treacherous rapids. As if things weren't bad enough, some of the passengers have spotted a bear following the confused rafters along the shore. Will Janie make it home safely? Protagonist? Antagonist? Type of Conflict?

Conflict- Practice Kiko is a ninja warrior trained by Mountain Master Yoho Mahrati. When Master Mahrati is slain by Shan Bhutan of the Lotus Clan in the most cowardly of fashions, Kiko lays it all on the line to avenge the death of his master. Will Kiko overcome Shan Bhutan and the powerful Lotus Clan? Protagonist? Antagonist? Type of Conflict?