Wider Reading Wiki- Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is an increasingly popular literary genre. It is characterised by novels that are set in the past.The setting is usually real and drawn from history, and often contains actual historical persons. The main characters are often fictional, or have fictional qualities and skills attributed to them. Writers of stories in this genre attempt to capture the manners and social conditions of the persons or the time presented in the story, with particular attention paid to period detail and fidelity, although it is important to remember that the stories are works of fiction.
Task: Choose and read a historical fiction novel and complete the following
-Where and when was the novel set? Make sure you provide a map.
-Give a brief synopsis of the story in 100 words.
-Provide detailed descriptions of five of the main characters
-Which historical events were used/ included/ highlighted in the text? Provide a 300 word explanation of what happened in each event
-Did the author portray the events faithfully?
-Choose 5 pieces of information from the text about the daily life of the characters. For each one, find out if the information provided is accurate to the culture and time period. Do they still do the same things today?
-What did you like about the historical fiction novel you read?
-Would you recommend it to others?
Task: Choose and read a historical fiction novel and complete the following
-Where and when was the novel set? Make sure you provide a map.
-Give a brief synopsis of the story in 100 words.
-Provide detailed descriptions of five of the main characters
-Which historical events were used/ included/ highlighted in the text? Provide a 300 word explanation of what happened in each event
-Did the author portray the events faithfully?
-Choose 5 pieces of information from the text about the daily life of the characters. For each one, find out if the information provided is accurate to the culture and time period. Do they still do the same things today?
-What did you like about the historical fiction novel you read?
-Would you recommend it to others?