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Chapter 10
Historical Fiction
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Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction for Today’s Child Stories of Prehistoric Times Stories of the Eastern Hemisphere Stories of the Western World Into the Twentieth Century
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Historical Fiction for Today’s Child
The Value of Historical Fiction Types of Historical Fiction Criteria for Historical Fiction
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Evaluating Historical Fiction
Does the book tell a good story? Is fact blended with fiction in such a way
that the background is subordinate to the story?
Is the story as accurate and authentic as possible?
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Evaluating Historical Fiction (cont.)
Does the author provide background information in an afterword or author’s note that will help readers distinguish between what is fact and what has been fictionalized?
Does the story accurately reflect the values and norms of the culture depicted?
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Evaluating Historical Fiction (cont.)
Does the author avoid any contradiction or distortion of the known events of history?
Are background details authentic, in keeping with accurate information about the period?
Does the story accurately reflect the values and spirit of the times?
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Evaluating Historical Fiction (cont.)
Are different points of view on the issues of the time presented or acknowledged?
Is the dialogue constructed so as to convey a feeling of the period without seeming artificial? Does it reflect character as well as setting?
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Evaluating Historical Fiction (cont.)
Is the language of the narrative appropriate to the time, drawing figures of speech from the setting?
Does the theme provide insight and understanding for today’s problems as well as those of the past?
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Stories of the Eastern Hemisphere
Ancient Times Tales of Early Britain The Later Middle Ages The Emergence of the Modern World
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Stories of the Western Hemisphere
Native Americans Colonial AmericaThe Revolutionary EraThe American FrontierThe Civil War Era
Resistance to SlaveryThe Civil War
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Stories of the Western Hemisphere (contd.)
The Age of Economic Revolution Immigrants
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Into the Twentieth Century
The Struggle for Civil Rights The Great Depression The World at War
Escape and Resistance The Impact of World War II on the Home
Front War Continues