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Writing a Historical Story

Prewriting Planning Your Story

Get Historical 🟪 A historical story brings a person, a place, or an event back to life. You may write about a real person . . . or create a character who takes part in a real event. Think of an interesting time in history and journey there in your mind. Who would you be? What would you be doing? Would you change history? As you consider these questions, ideas for your story may start to form.

List Ideas 🟪 Make a list of historical people, places, and events that come to mind. Here are some ideas: