The Many Pages We Read

How to complete a historical

fiction book report

Why?

• Historical fiction books help us to understand the past

• As you create your scene, think of why this event is important

• Write a paragraph (8-10 sentences) that will explain the importance of your historical event to your friends

Expected Book Type

• Select a great historical fiction book

• This is a book in which the characters are fictional, but the setting and other details are rooted in actual history.

As you read…

• Pay attention to how the characters change

• Decide which parts of the book are truly part of history

• Think of the importance of the setting

Keep Track of Your Thoughts

• Use your bookmark to jot down important events

• Keep in mind that you will create a diorama based on the most important scene of the book

Stuck for a Book?

The below site will link you to a list of historical fiction books from 38,000 BC to 1900

• http://lexicon.ci.anchorage.ak.us/guides/kids/booklists/historicalfiction/

=============================================This site will link you to a list of books that include Wars of the 20th

Century, Medieval Times and North American History

• http://www.waterborolibrary.org/bklistjh.htm

Be careful to select a book that will provide you with a

good scene to create from history

Out of the Shoe Box

• When finished reading, find an old shoe box

• Inside this box, go back in time and create a historical scene from your book

Rubric

Responsibility Possible Points Earned PointsBookmark – turned in and complete with notes

20

Diorama – historical elements evident

20

• Directly tied to book 10

• Neatness and creativity 10

Paragraph – well written

with 3rd grade mechanics

10

• Described to peers why

the event is important

30

Enjoy your Trip back in time!

Questions?

E-mail Miss Kot – kk294760@wcupa.edu