Historical Fiction

What is Historical Fiction?
Historical Fiction consist of books in whichthe settings and scenes are set in the past it may have real people or places, but the main characters and story are fictional.
How can you use Historical Fiction in the classroom?
I think you can use historical fiction in the classroom in many ways. The children are able to read these books and get a understanding of what it was like in the past. They will be able to see what it was like to live in that time and place. I think it would be good to have the students read a book then have them compare and constast what it was like to live in the past to how it is now.

Contemporary Realistic Fiction

1) Create a super sentence definition of Contemporary Realistic Fiction.
Contemporary realistic fiction is a realistic story that is consistent with the lives of real people, but it is not always true.

2) How might I use this in the classroom?
I will have books avaliable in my classroom because I feel it is an important for the children to read. It's a good way to introduce students to different real life topics, even if sometimes they are not completely true. I just think this will help the students understand what goes on in the real world. It's can help students that maybe experincing something similar get a better understanding of what is really going on. I think having books like this avaliable for the students to read is great because they can maybe relate to the story lines.