You will read a historical fiction text and a historical nonfiction text. Then you will compare and contrast the texts in a written paragraph. View the rubric as you complete your assignment. This is your guide to a super submission.
Select the 04.05 Historical Writing Worksheet.
Important: Print or Save the worksheet immediately to your computer or drive.
You will read the historical nonfiction and the historical fiction text in the worksheet.
Optional: Download or print a blank Comparison/Contrast Chart to take notes for your paragraph. You will not submit this chart.
In a separate document, you will write a paragraph in which you compare and contrast the following features from the two texts:
Purpose
Characters in each piece
Setting
Plot events
Point of view
Mood
Word choice
Remember to include evidence from the text to support your writing.
Save your paragraph.
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Read the following scene from trifles. mrs. peters. she was piecing a quilt. (she brings the large sewing basket, and they look at the bright pieces.) mrs. hale. it’s log cabin pattern. pretty, isn’t it? i wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. the sheriff enters, followed by hale and the county attorney.) sheriff. they wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it. (the men laugh, the women look abashed.) county attorney (rubbing his hands over the stove). frank’s fire didn’t do much up there, did it? well, let’s go out to the barn and get that cleared up. (the men go outside.) how would a film version most likely emphasize the men’s emotions during this scene? by emphasizing the variety of props used by showing the men’s facial expressions by highlighting the characters’ costumes by focusing on the actions of the women