MY BROTHER SAM IS DEADMY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD

HISTORICAL FICTIONHISTORICAL FICTION

GENREGENRE

Includes stories that are written to Includes stories that are written to portray portray a time period a time period

or or convey informationconvey information about a specific about a specific time periodtime period

or an or an historical eventhistorical event Time period is Time period is usually 30 yearsusually 30 years in the in the

pastpast Authors Authors infer from historical records infer from historical records

how people of the time thoughthow people of the time thought

SETTINGSETTING

Setting is the most important literary Setting is the most important literary elementelement

The information about the time period The information about the time period must be accurate, authentic or both.must be accurate, authentic or both.

Authors must research time period Authors must research time period thoroughlythoroughly

Settings may be real or imaginarySettings may be real or imaginary

TO CREATE ACCURATE AND TO CREATE ACCURATE AND AUTHENTIC SETTINGSAUTHENTIC SETTINGS

What did people eat?What did people eat? How did they live?How did they live? What kinds of homes What kinds of homes

did they have?did they have? What artifacts were What artifacts were

common in their common in their lives?lives?

What were the What were the customs of the time?customs of the time?

CHARACTERSCHARACTERSMay be imaginaryMay be imaginary

May have actually lived in the May have actually lived in the time periodtime period

If they are fictional, the author If they are fictional, the author created them for the telling of created them for the telling of the storythe story

The central character may be The central character may be subjected to divided loyalties subjected to divided loyalties within a larger historical conflict within a larger historical conflict the reader is familiar withthe reader is familiar with

PLOT EVENTSPLOT EVENTS

May be documented historical events or May be documented historical events or they may be fictionalthey may be fictional

If they are fictional the author created the If they are fictional the author created the events for the telling of the storyevents for the telling of the story

Plot events must be portrayed authentically Plot events must be portrayed authentically as if they actually could have happenedas if they actually could have happened

QuestionsQuestions

Which events and/or Which events and/or characters are fictional and characters are fictional and

which are not?which are not?