Historical fiction Genre for Fourth Graders

2. What is
historical
fiction?
It tells a story that takes
place in the past. The
setting is taken from
history.

3. Some things in the story are true.
* Laura really lived on the prairie in Minnesota.
*People really lived in sod houses and drove horse and buggy.

4. Some things in the story are made up.
*Some of the adventures the family took
may not have really happened, but could have happened.

5. Historical fiction
helps you
experience what
really happened
to people.

6. *The attacks on 9/11/01 really did happen.
*The story in this book is an example of something
that might have happened to a person who was there.

7. Let’s take a look
at some popular
historical fiction
novels.