Exploring Historical Fiction: A Genre Study!

Beginning your Genre Study of Historical Fiction? This is a great supplemental resource for teaching a Historical Fiction unit in Reading Workshop. You will find resources for whole class genre lessons, read aloud, or mini-lessons, as well as graphic organizers and resources for small groups, literature circles, book clubs, or as independent projects!

Inside you will find:
Historical fiction definition printable poster
What is Historical Fiction? Graphic Organizer
Historical Fiction Characteristic/Example from Text Graphic Organizer (Filled out and blank for flexibility)
Characteristics of Historical Fiction printable poster
Historical Fiction Characteristics Checklist
Characteristics of Historical Fiction: Characters/Setting/Plot Graphic Organizer
What I Noticed About Historical Fiction Chart
Why do we read Historical Fiction? Brainstorming Graphic Organizer
Perspective- what is it and how does it affect our Historical Fiction story?
Historical Fiction Texts I've Already Read Graphic Organizer
*The rest of these resources can be used with a specific book. You can use them with a whole-class read aloud, or in small groups!
Exploring a Historical Fiction Text Cover Page
My Background Knowledge: What I Already Know About the Time Period/What I Want to Find Out About the Time Period Graphic Organizer
Getting Ready to Read: What I Already Know About the Time Period/ What I Learned from the Author's Note/What I Learned from a Non-Fiction Text Graphic Organizer
Language from the Time Period Graphic Organizer
Text-to-Text Connections with Historical Fiction Graphic Organizer/Chart
Text-to-Self Connections with Historical Fiction Graphic Organizer/Chart
Text-to-World Connections with Historical Fiction Organizer/Chart
Character/Character Traits Graphic Organizer
Character/How the Setting (Time and Place) Influences the Character's Actions Graphic Organizer
Character/Protagonist/Antagonist with Evidence Graphic Organizer
Character's Perspective/Influence on Story Graphic Organizer
Setting: Describe the Time and Place Graphic Organizer
Comparing Life Back Then to Life Today Graphic Organizer
What I Notice About the Setting Graphic Organizer
Sensory Images in the Setting Graphic Organizer
Plot: Problem/Conflict and Solution Graphic Organizer
Plot: How Does the Setting Influence the Plot? Graphic Organizer
Fact vs. Fiction: What was fact in the story? What was fiction? Graphic Organizer
Asking Questions Before/During/After Reading Historical Fiction Graphic Organizer
Using Characteristics of Historical Fiction: What makes this story Historical Fiction?
Lesson/Theme of Story Response Page
Author's Purpose Response Page
After I've Read (3 Questions I Still Have, 2 Lessons in the Story, 1 Topic I Want to Know More About)