Activity Now that you have learned about and read historical fiction, it's time to write your own plece of historical fiction.
Choose a topic from this list to research and use it as the basis for your story. You can choose a different topic if your teacher approves it.
. a topic related to ancient Greece, Rome, or Egypt
• the signing of the Declaration of Independence
• the Wright Brothers' first flight
• World War I or World War II
• the Apollo 11 mission to the moon
• the conquest or colonization of some part of the Americas by Europeans
After selecting your topic, follow these steps:
1. Research the historical period.
2. Outline and brainstorm about how you want to recreate a particular period of history,
3. Conduct more research to gather facts and details that you can use in the story
4. Using the information you gathered, plan your plot and sketch out the characters, events, and scenes in your story.
5. Write a draft of your story,
6. Revise your draft to improve any story elements. For example, you might find an illogical plot point or unbelievable character development
As you work, consider how the authors constructed the historical fiction stories "Inge's Wall" and "Behold the Brooklyn Bridge." Also, think about
factual historical Information that was presented in the lesson. Here are a few points for you to keep in mind:
• Your story should include and focus on at least one of these three elements: a historical character, a historical event, or a historical setting.
• Include historically accurate information
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Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

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Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3: