My Brother Sam is Dead The book I chose to do for my historical fiction project was “My Brother Same is Dead” by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. In this book‚ the historical event associated with it was the American Revolution. I chose this book because I have always had a great fondness and fascination with the American Revolution and wanted to learn more about it. The historical event associated with my book was the American Revolution. This war was fought between the Patriots
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Historical Fiction Narrative My name is Elizabeth‚ I’m 15 and I’m moving to the West with my family. We are going there for something called the Homestead Act. The Homestead Act is when you get 160 acres of land for free for 5 years. During the 5 years‚ you must grow crops. But my father is going to the West for mining gold. It’s May 8th‚ 1861. Tomorrow my family and I leave for the West. We are going by railroad. It will be my first time going on the railroad. I’m so excited yet nervous. I
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After WWI was over‚ everything seemed to be back in order. People were moving on the streets‚ children were outside playing‚ everyone seemed happy. But it only lasted for a while because the nightmare had just begun. It all started one early morning when I went to visit my best friend Agnes. As I was walking to his house I could sense something bad was about to happen. The streets were very quiet and nobody seemed to be outside. I knocked on the door and waited‚ and then Agnes opened the door.
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personal priority in mind. The historical fiction novel‚ Beloved‚ by Toni Morrison is written outside of the conventions of the genre‚ although it is‚ yet a well written novel. In the novel Beloved‚ the author‚ Toni Morrison‚ deviates from the conventions of historical fiction as she narrates the plot through the perspective of different characters with an objective of allowing the reader to experience the plot through characters. Morrison also writes in a way that the historical events are out of
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When someone says “Historical Fiction” my mind thinks of books written about Rome‚ Egypt‚ India‚ and other ancient civilizations. Maybe that’s what Historical Fiction is to most people. Yet‚ the simplest definition of historical fiction is that it is writing that is set in the past‚ before the author’s lifetime and experience‚ but there’s much more to it than that. Historical Fiction makes a point of conveying a serious respect for historical accuracy and detail‚ and its intention‚ beyond providing
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EIGHTH GRADE SUGGESTED SUMMER READING BRAGG MIDDLE SCHOOL Gardendale‚ Alabama 2011-2012 FICTION Austen‚ Jane. Pride and Prejudice. In early 19th-century England‚ a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters. AR 27.0/Level 12.0. Classic Fiction. Avi. Crispin: the Cross of Lead. Falsely accused of theft and murder‚ an orphaned peasant boy in 14th-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life
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My Name Is Asher Lev written by Chaim Potok is a historical fiction book that opens with a Jewish man named Asher Lev‚ talking about his reputation as a famous artist. He is hated because of a painting that some might say was very blasphemous. The story is set in a Hasidic neighborhood in postwar Brooklyn in New York. The story is about the childhood of Asher Lev‚ the artist who is misunderstood in the story for being Jewish and painting crucifixion of his parents. As a little boy‚ Asher could draw
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Literary Analysis: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet as a Historical Fiction In Jamie Ford’s historical fiction Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet‚ this split narrative focuses on two eras: 1942 and 1986. Within these era’s‚ Ford’s novel focuses on a Chinese boy‚ Henry Lee‚ and what it was like to grow up in the international district with prejudice everywhere‚ especially in his own family being a first generation American. His novel tells the story of Henry‚ as well as a Japanese girl
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This account will briefly explore historical attitudes towards children. It will also in more detail‚ explore attitudes surrounding childhood in the late eighties and nineties. It will also look into the interaction between class‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ rights and childhood. I grew up in a London suburb in late eighties and nineties. I lived with parents and two younger brothers and I will use my childhood experiences to support the account. Modern understandings of childhood are full of ideologies.
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Elements of Fiction 1. Settings * Place and time where the story takes place * It sets the mood of the story 2. Characters * Elements that move in the story *Classifications of Characters* * Protagonist – good guys * Antagonist – bad guys * Round – complex‚ many sided * Flat – one to two traits only * Static – sake sort of person from the beginning till the end * Dynamic/developing – undergoes permanent change * Major – main roles * Minor – supporting
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