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