Historical Essay

Today you will begin writing your historical essay. You should have finished reading your book at this point and should be ready to start discussing the historical events.

This assignment will be completed in your WRITERS NOTEBOOK

Assignment due May 20, 2009

1.Write a summary of your historical fiction book: this summary should be broken into 3 parts, an introduction, a body and a conclusion

2. Do a character analysis: write 1-2 paragraphs on ONE character from your book

3. Once you have completed these paragraphs you will then go to
http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditional2.htm

and complete the English quiz

Speaking into the Void

Today we have discussed inference in class and what it means to put yourself into another person's shoes. Today you will have the opportunity to use what you know about infering- you will get a chance to interview a character from your book!

Assignment due Monday May 11
1. What character will you interview and why?

2. Describe the character's personality and individual characteristics.

3. Now interview them! Write 10 Questions that you want to ask your character. (be sure the questions are thoughtful, no Yes/No questions here!)

4. Answer each question as if you were the character (again, be sure to answer them in complete sentences- no Yes/No answers here!)

Historical Contemporary

As we read further into our books many of you have noticed that some of the people mentioned in the diaries were real people. These people are historical contemporaries, meaning they lived in that time period along with your character.

Assignment due Monday May 4, 2009

1. Who is the President/King/Queen during your book's time period?

2. Find one person's name mentioned in your book. Was this person a real person?

3. Research this person's biography, when and where were they born? What did they contribute to the world? Find one picture of them if you can.