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Lesson 1 (from Section 1 - Chapters 1 - 13)
Objective
Students will consider the genre of historical fiction. They will learn about the history of this novel and make predictions about the themes that will be explored in the text.
Behold the Dreamer is a work of historical fiction. It takes place in New York City and deals with historically accurate events and situations using fictional characters. The genre of historical fiction is used to tell true stories that take place in the past.
Lesson
Class Activity: Students will be given the definition of historical fiction. Students will be given the historical context of the text and be asked to make predictions about the themes that will be discussed in the novel.
Class Activity: When authors write historical fiction, one of the things that they have to be very careful about is the setting. They need to make sure that they describe the locations, the fashion...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
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