Name ______________________________________________________________Period __________

Historical Fiction Research Paper

Step-by-step Instructions and Dates

CalendarDate of the

weekDate Location What are we doing?

Tuesday 4/3 Classroom -Picture Day-Introduction to historical fiction-Pictures in the gym

Wednesday 4/4 Classroom -Brainstorming & prewritingThursday 4/5 Social

Studies computer lab --

-Researching your decade and event-Due beginning of class: Brainstorming and prewriting

Friday 4/6 Social Studies computer lab --

-Researching your decade and event-Due end of class: 3 printed, relevant sources

Monday 4/9 Classroom -Highlighting and annotating research articles

Tuesday 4/10 Classroom -Shortened classes due to English I EOC testing

-Complete highlighting and annotatingWednesday 4/11 Classroom -Review the persuasive essay and

testing strategiesThursday 4/12 EOC testing

room and classroom

-English II EOC in the morning-Shortened classes due to English II EOC testing

-May complete highlighting and annotating if still necessary

Friday 4/13 English computer lab – 2002

-Review how to embed and internally document quotes

-Draft historical fiction-Due beginning of class: 3 sources highlighted and annotated

Monday 4/16 English computer lab – 2002

-Review how to create an MLA Works Cited page

-Draft historical fictionTuesday 4/17 English

computer lab – 2002

-Draft historical fiction

Wednesday 4/18 Classroom -Edit and revise your historical fiction using ratiocination-Due beginning of class: printed, complete copy of rough draft

Thursday 4/19 English computer lab

-Make changes as necessary to your historical fiction based on yesterday’s

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– 2002 editing process-Due beginning of class: ratiocinated rough draft

Friday 4/20 Library -Due beginning of class: Final draft with works cited page

A note about due dates: You are responsible for making sure that I sign your rubric each day there is something due. If you are absent the day something is due, you must show me that it is complete the day you return in order to receive full credit. If something is submitted late, you can only receive half credit for that portion of the assignment.

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Name ______________________________________________________________ Period ___________

Rubrics

#1 – Academic Achievement Process Grade

Brainstorming and prewriting – due beginning of class on Thursday 4/5 _____ / 10

Productivity in the Social Studies computer lab on Thursday 4/5 and Friday 4/6 _____ / 10

3 printed, relevant sources – due end of class on Friday 4/6 _____ / 10

3 sources highlighted and annotated – due beginning of class on Friday 4/13 _____ / 30

Productivity in computer labs on Friday 4/13, Monday 4/16, and Tuesday 4/17 _____ / 10

Printed, complete copy of historical fiction rough draft _____ / 20

– due beginning of class on Wednesday 4/18

Ratiocinated rough draft – due beginning of class on Thursday 4/19 _____ / 10

Total _____ / 100

#2 – Academic Achievement Final Draft Content Grade

Elements of a story (plot, character, setting – all present and well-developed) _____ / 20

Incorporation of sources (correctly embedded, well-chosen, from 3 sources) _____ / 30

MLA internal documentation _____ / 15

MLA Works Cited Page (should show all 3 sources used in the paper) _____ / 15

Conventions (grammar, spelling punctuation) _____ / 10

Printed final copy, 2 pages in length (12 pt Times New Roman font, double spaced) _____ / 10

Total _____ / 100

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Step 1 – Understand what historical fiction is

1. What is historical fiction?

2. How is it different from normal fiction?

3. What happens in this example from the movie The Help, a historical fiction? http://thehelpmovie.com/us/#s=videos&v=1

4. What makes this movie/example historically accurate?

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THIS MAJOR GRADE ASSIGNMENT: We will be writing historical fiction over the next two weeks. You will have the option of writing your story around people, places and events of the 1950s or 1960s. Your story will focus on a character you create that is living during the time period you choose. You will find out all you can about your decade, and choose an event from that decade that will drive your story. You will also reference other historically accurate events and people to make your story as realistic as possible. We will walk you through an example first, and give you all the resources you need to write this story.

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Read this shortened example of a historical fiction, which includes research from the library’s database:

Michael walked quickly down the hall of the White House. It was early on the morning of

December 7, 1941, and the darkness of the morning seeped in through the windows. He was headed

toward completing an unpleasant task – the delivery of unpleasant news – and he worked to control his

emotions. Fear, disgust, anger, agony, confusion all swirled inside him, threatening to burst forth. He

knew he had to remain calm so that the man he was about to speak with, the leader of the greatest

country in the world, would also remain calm and focused. Michael was about to deliver the news that

Japan had attacked a naval base, Pearl Harbor, located in Hawaii, and “the massive assault involved

more than 350 fighter planes and six aircraft carriers. Four American battleships in harbor were sunk;

four others were badly damaged. Three cruisers and three destroyers were also sunk, and 2,402

Americans were killed” (“Franklin D. Roosevelt”). In other words, there was massive damage,

destruction, and loss of life. Michael was devastated.

Nothing like this had ever occurred on American soil in a long time. How could this be real? In

fact, Michael knew that “with friendly nations to the north and south and vast oceans to the east and

west, the United States had developed a sense of safety…from foreign attack” (“Franklin D. Roosevelt”).

He believed that “the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor [would shatter] that confidence” (“Franklin D.

Roosevelt”). Michael wondered first how President Roosevelt would react, and second, how the

American people would react.

Michael finally reached his destination. He paused at the President’s bedroom door, took a deep

breath, and raised his fist to knock. Thump, thump, thump on the door. Footsteps. The doorknob rattled.

The door creaked open.

A sleepy, wide-eyed Roosevelt gravely stared back at him. He knew something was wrong,

Michael could tell.

“Michael, what is it?”

“Sir, we’ve been attacked.”

**NOTE – This shortened historical fiction has 2 key differences from the requirements of your story: 1) it’s only 1 page and your story should be 2 pages, and 2) it pulls research from only 1 source and your story should pull quotes from at least 3 different sources.

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Step 2 – Choose an event to focus on

Instructions: Review the following list. Choose ONE event from the 1950s OR 1960s to focus your story on. You will research this event along with culturally relevant information about the time period. You may do a quick google search of the following topics in order to choose one, but know that only research articles from the library’s databases will count toward your 3 required sources.

1950s Events

The Red Scare- fear of hidden communists Army-McCarthy trial Cold War between Russia and the United States Korean War Little Rock Nine- first federal court-ordered racial integration in Littlerock,

Arkansas Brown vs. Board of Education- Supreme Court decision that racial integration in

public educational facilities is illegal 1952 Election- Eisenhower vs. Stevenson Non-violent Civil Rights Movement Violent Civil Rights Movement Suez Crisis between Egypt, Israel, France and Britain The Space Race between Russia and the United States Montgomery Bus Boycott- Rosa Parks Cuban Revolution- Castro takes over Rosenberg Trials- 2 Americans accused of espionage Growth of suburbs Baby boom Birth of Rock and Roll Highway Act

1960s Events

Civil rights sit-ins at segregated locations Civil Rights Act of 1960, 1964, 1968 John F. Kennedy is elected president in 1960 Birth control pills become available Bay of Pigs Construction of the Berlin Wall Cuban Missile Crisis Beatles earn their first #1 on the British charts Martin Luther King arrested & then writes Letter from a Birmingham Jail John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in as president LBJ tries to create Great Society and end poverty Martin Luther King Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize US enters into war with North Korea Malcolm X assassinated Bloody Sunday Viet Cong launch Tet Offensive Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated Robert Kennedy assassinated Richard Nixon elected president Neil Armstrong walks the moon Woodstock Festival

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Step 3 – Brainstorm/prewrite by completing your outline

I. Plota. What event will drive your story?

i. Example: the bombing of Pearl Harborii. Your event:

b. Summarize this event in 3 sentences based on your preliminary research via your smart device or state what you already know about this event.

i. Example: Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japan in a surprise attack. Many Americans were killed that day, which was a catalyst for us to enter WWII. The attack on Pearl Harbor is one of the most devastating attacks on American Soil ever.

ii. Your event:

c. What will your story be about?i. Example: An aid to the US President (Roosevelt) must wake him up and tell him

about the bombing.ii. Your story:

II. Settinga. Where does this event take place?

i. Example: The White Houseii. Your story:

b. When does this event take place?i. Example: December 7, 2941, early morning

ii. Your story:

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III. Charactersa. Main character

i. Real historical person or a fake made-up person for your story?1. Example: Fake2. Your story:

ii. His or her name?1. Example: Michael Weston2. Your story:

iii. Characteristics? (Personality, occupation, age, race, gender, etc.)1. Example: top military official to President Roosevelt; very calm, yet

serious; middle aged2. Your story:

iv. How is he/she affected by or connected to the event you’re researching?1. Example: Anger and hatred toward the Japanese, pride toward

President Roosevelt’s response2. Your story:

b. Name and description of any supporting characters (optional, but a good idea)?i. Example: Angela Weston (fake, Michael’s wife), President Roosevelt (real, the

president of the US)ii. Your story:

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Step 4 – Research

Instructions: You must find 3 relevant articles from the library’s databases. 2 articles must be about your event and 1 article must be about the culture of the time (social trends, hair and dress styles, fads, technology, etc.). You must pull your sources from the library’s databases ONLY. You may not use internet sources like cnn.com or other websites. Be sure to print the last page of the article so that you have the MLA citation.

1. Go to the library’s homepage (cshs.csisd.org, click on the Academic tab, click on the library link)

2. Click on the research link on the left3. On the bottom right, click on either Gale: Student Resources or Gale: US History4. Enter the password: cougars5. Search for your event in the search bar or using one of the ready-made links6. When you are ready to print, use the print link. Do not copy and paste into a word

document.7. Be sure to keep the last page. It has the MLA citation for your source on it which you will

need when creating a works cited page.

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Step 5 – Highlight and annotate your articles

Instructions: This is an important step in helping you dissect your sources. Look for important information about your event. Look for information about your event – What happened? Why was it important? Who did it impact? – and for important details about the culture of the time that you can include in your story. You should BOTH highlight and annotate your articles. I should see a minimum of 5 highlights and annotations per article.

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Step 6 – Review how to embed your quotes

Embedding quotations in your own writing

To indicate short quotations (fewer than four typed lines of prose or three lines of verse) in your text, enclose the quotation within double quotation marks.

Provide the author and specific page citation in the text, and include a complete reference on the Works Cited page.

Punctuation marks such as periods, commas, and semicolons should appear after the parenthetical citation. Question marks and exclamation points should appear within the quotation marks if they are a part of the

quoted passage but after the parenthetical citation if they are a part of your text. For example, when quoting short passages of prose, use the following examples:

o According to some, dreams express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184), though others disagree.

o According to Foulkes's study, dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (184).o Is it possible that dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184)?

Adding or omitting words in quotations

If you add a word or words in a quotation, you should put brackets around the words to indicate that they are not part of the original text.

o Jan Harold Brunvand, in an essay on urban legends, states, "some individuals [who retell urban legends] make a point of learning every rumor or tale" (78).

If you omit a word or words from a quotation, you should indicate the deleted word or words by using ellipsis marks, which are three periods ( . . . ) preceded and followed by a space. For example:

o In an essay on urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand notes that "some individuals make a point of learning every recent rumor or tale . . . and in a short time a lively exchange of details occurs" (78).

Practice using punctuation

Directions: Read the quotation and then read the sentence in which the quotation is embedded. Using a colored pen, add the correct punctuation into the sentence which has a quotation embedded.

1. Quotation from page 8 of Jim Burke’s The English Teacher’s Companion:

“Of course not all high school graduates enroll in college; others go straight into the work-place

where they find themselves, as we have already discussed, needing more advanced literacies

than previous generations ever did.”

Add punctuation to this sentence with the embedded quote:

Recent ly, i t has become apparent that many students go stra ight into the work-

place where they f ind themselves, as we have al ready discussed, needing more

advanced l i teracies than previous generat ions ever did Burke 8

2. Quotation from page 78 of Jim Burke’s The English Teacher’s Companion:

“Writing is only as good and as interesting as the ideas it examines.”

Add punctuation to this sentence with the embedded quotation:

As a wri t ing teacher, Burke recognizes that wri t ing is only as good and as

interest ing as the ideas i t examines 78

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Step 7 – Review internal documentation and the Works Cited page

Internal documentation: All quotes must be cited both internally (in your story) and on the Works Cited page. Because all of your sources will come from the library’s online databases, YOU WILL NOT CITE A PAGE NUMBER, you will ONLY cite the author’s last name in parenthesis at the end of the sentence containing the quote. If there is no author, use the first few words from the MLA citation – usually the title of the article. If the title of the article is short, use it. If it’s long, shorten it.

Example: In fact, Michael knew that “with friendly nations to the north and south and vast oceans to the east and west, the United States had developed a sense of safety…from foreign attack” (“Franklin D. Roosevelt”).

Works cited:

Formatting the Words Cited page:

1. The Works Cited page is the LAST page of your paper; therefore, it includes your header with your last name and page number, but it does NOT include a heading. Remember the Works Cited page is a part of your paper – it is NOT a separate document!

2. Title the page: Works Cited. The title is centered on the paper. It is NOT underlined, italicized, or bolded.

3. Each entry that is longer than one line should be formatted using “Hanging Indent.” To set up Hanging Indent, choose “Format,” then “Paragraph,” then “Special.” In the drop-down box under “Special,” choose “Hanging.”

Formatting the Works Cited entries:

All works cited entries should be copied exactly as they appear from the bottom or the article you print off of the library’s database. Pay attention to detail. Keep all punctuation the same.

A model Works Cited:

The next page of this handout illustrates what a properly formatted Works Cited page for a research paper will look like. Note the following:

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All entries for sources are alphabetized based on the first word of the entry. Do NOT consider the following words when alphabetizing: the, a, an.

If a source does not have an author listed, then skip the author and use the article/book/website title as the first item in the entry. Do NOT use “Unknown” for the author.

Entries are NOT numbered. As with all MLA formatted pages, the entire page is double spaced. Do not

add an extra space between entries.

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Works Cited

Frazier, Ian. “Route 3.” New Yorker 16 Feb. 2004: 10-17. Print.

Grabe, Mark. “Voluntary Use of Online Lecture Notes.” Computers and Education 44.1 (2005): 409-21.

Wilson Web. Web. 15 May 2008.

Graber, Kay, ed. Sister to the Sioux: the memoirs of Elaine Goodale Eastman. Lincoln: U of Nebraska

Press, 1978. Print.

Hey, Kenneth R. and Peter D. Moore. The Caterpillar Doesn’t Know: How Personal Change is Creating

Organizational Change. New York: Free Press, 1998. Print.

Kolata, Gina. “New Conclusions on Cholesterol.” New York Times 9 Mar. 2004: A1+A12. Print.

Lubell, Sam. “Of the Sea and Air and Sky.” New York Times. New York Times, 26 Nov. 2008. Web. 1 Dec.

2009.

The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL). Purdue University, 2008. Web. 26 Sept. 2009.

Taylor, Patrick. The Gardens of Britain & Ireland. New York: DK Publishing, 2003. Print.

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Example

Tutton, Mark. “Designers Developing Virtual-Reality ‘Cocoon’.” CNN. Cable News Network, 11 Sept.

2007. Web. 11 Sept. 2008.

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Step 8 – Draft your story

Remember:

Must be typed, not hand-written Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double spaced 1 inch margins MLA header Give it a creative title Write at least 2 pages Embed quotes from at least 3 different sources Use internal documentation to signal where those quotes came from

Create your Works Cited o Only include entries from sources that you actually quote in your storyo Note – You should quote at least 3 different sources. You may quote each source as

many times as you want, but there should be quotes from 3 DIFFERENT sources.

SAVE, SAVE, SAVE! Remember to save to your homedrive. If you save to the desktop or to “My Documents” you will lose your work. I would also recommend saving to a 2nd location – a flashdrive, Google Drive, sent as an attachment to your email, even just taking a picture of the screen with your phone. Have a back-up somewhere.

When you’re done, print and staple.

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Step 9 – Ratiocination: An editing/revising process

Instructions: After you print off your rough draft, complete each of the following steps. Your rough draft should be marked up to reflect that each of these steps is complete. THIS STEP MUST BE COMPLETE BEFORE YOU PRINT OFF A FINAL DRAFT.

1. Put a check beside imprecise words. Find the best word for the job. Avoid general, vague, overused words such as: “good,” “great,” “awesome,” “nice,” “bad,” and “sad.”

2. Put “it” in a triangle. “It” is a vague pronoun. Make sure “it” refers to something.

3. Place a box around all sentences containing a quotation(s) and parenthetical citation. Check the following and correct mistakes:

a. Is the quotation properly integrated into your own writing, or is it simply “dropped” into the paper?

b. Is your parenthetical citation correct?

4. Check your dialogue. Use a word other than said. Use the list of words other than said on the next page to help you choose a new word.

5. Circle your verbs. Throughout the essay, be consistent in the use of a verb tense. You may choose to tell this story in the present tense or the past tense, but pick a tense and stick with it. Make changes as necessary.

6. Do not abbreviate anything within the text of the essay, such as “w/” for “with,” “&,” or “+” for “and,” “b/c” for “because,” the names of states, EZ, cuz, etc.

7. Double check your MLA formatting

a. Page numbers: In the top right hand corner of the page, your last name followed by the page number ½ inch from each edge. The works cited should have a page number and be the last page of your essay.

b. Heading: The heading should be in the top left corner and should be double-spaced. It should be part of the document, not part of the header (where the page numbers are). It should only be on page one. It should look like this:

Your nameMy nameEnglish II – Period ?Date

c. The story should have an original title, centered in 12-point font, Times New Roman, no bold.

d. Spacing: i. The entire story should be double spaced, with no extra spaces

between paragraphs ii. The story should have one-inch margins (other than where page

numbers are). iii. The story should be left aligned with an indent at the beginning of each

paragraph.

e. Works Cited: The last page should be an MLA style works cited page.

f. Internal documentation:i. After every sentence with information from the source, there should be

MLA style internal documentation.

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ii. Internal documentation should be punctuated as follows:Emily laments, “Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?—every, every minute?” (Wilder 108).

iii. Make sure you correctly quote the text, using the exact words of the author in your quotation.

iv. Internal documentation should be the first word of the works cited entry for a source.

g. Type: Paper should be typed in 12-point font, Times New Roman.

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Words Other Than “Said”

acknowledgedadded

admittedadmonished

affectedagreedallowed

amplifiedannouncedansweredapologizedarticulated

askedassuredavowed

backpedaledbarkedbegan

beggedbellowedblatheredbleatedboastedbreathedburped

burst outcackledcajoled

calculatedcalled

chantedchastisedchatteredcheered

chimed inchirped

choked outchuckledclarifiedcoaxed

commandedcommented

complainedcomplimented

concludedconcurredconfided

confirmedconjugated

contemplatedcontendedcontinuedconversedconveyed

cooedcorrectedcoughedcounted

cracked (joked)cried

croakedcrowedcursed

declaimeddeclared

demandeddenied

dictateddigresseddisagreeddisclosed

discourseddrummed in

echoedelucidated

embellishedemoted

emphasizedended

enlightenedenthused

enunciatedexaggeratedexclaimed

explainedexplicatedexpoundedexpressed

extemporizedexulted

fabricatedfibbed

finishedfired backflattered

flirtedflung

foreshadowedforewarnedformulated

fumedgaspedgiggledgloatedgoadedgrated

ground outgrowled

grumbledgruntedguessedgushed

haranguedhintedhissed

holleredhowledhuffed

hurled backimplied

importunedinformedinjectedinquired

insinuatedinstigated

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instructedinsulted

interjectedinterpretedinterrogatedinterrupted

intonedjokedjoshed

jumped injustifiedkidded

laughedlectured

liedmentionedmimickedmocked

mumbledmurmuredmutterednaggednarrated

notednoticedobjectedofferedopinedorderedoutlined

paraphrasedplacated

pointed outpondered aloud

poutedpraised

predictedpreened

presentedprevaricatedproclaimedprofessedprojectedpromised

pronouncedproposedprovidedpunnedpurred

pursuedput forthqueried

questionedquippedquotedraged

rambledrapped

rationalizedrattedravedread

recalledrecountedreiterated

relatedremarkedrepeatedreplied

reportedrespondedrestatedretold

retortedreviewedrhymedribbedriddledripostedroared

rolled onwardrumbled

sangscolded

screamedscreeched

sharedshouted

sighedsigned (as in sign

language)simperedsimplifiedsnappedsneeredsniffledsniped

snippedsnitchedsnortedsobbedsoothed

spatspewedspoke

sputteredsquawkedsqueaked

stammeredstartedstated

stressedstutteredsubmittedsuggestedsuppliedswore

tauntedteased

temporizedthought

threatenedthundered

toastedtold

translatedtrumpetedtwitteredutteredvented

verbalizedverified

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vocalizedvolunteered

votedvowedwailed

warbledwarned

weptwheedledwheezed

whimperedwhined

whisperedwondered

yappedyawnedyelledyelpedyodeled

zigzagged (verbally)zinged

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Step 10 – Publish your final copy

Remember:

You should consider your ratiocination and make changes as necessary to the digital copy of your story.

When you are satisfied with the changes you’ve made, print out the final copy, including your works cited page, and staple it together in order (works cited page is last).

In a manila folder which has your name on the tab, place in order from top to bottom:o Final copy, including works cited pageo Rough draft reflecting ratiocinationo Your highlighted and annotated articleso Any prewriting (including from this packet)

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