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21 Writing Stories from History

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Writing Stories from History

Start-Up Activity

Have students write freely for 3-5 minutes about a historical topic (person or event) of their choice. Ask one or two students to share their writings. Discuss how each writing could be a starting point for a historical story.

Think About It

“Historical fiction is a reminder of the fact that history is about human beings.”

—Helen Cann

State Standards Covered in This Chapter

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TEKS Covered in This Chapter

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Writing a Historical Story

Help your students understand the process of writing a historical narrative. Start with the prewriting activities on this page. The minilesson includes an interesting activity that helps students imagine other times and the people who lived in them.

State Standard Reference:

LAFS Standard:

TEKS Standard:

110.6.b.11.B, 110.6.b.12.A

NE ELA Standard:

LA 4.2.1.b, LA 4.2.2, LA 4.2.2.a

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Level:

Grade 4 Grade 5

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Narrative Writing Creative Writing

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English Language Arts:

Writing Process Prewriting Qualities of Writing Ideas

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Gather Facts

Have your students perform historical research about their story ideas. Ask them to create a fact sheet to keep track of what they discover.

State Standard Reference:

LAFS Standard:

TEKS Standard:

110.6.b.11.B, 110.6.b.12.A

NE ELA Standard:

LA 4.2.1.b, LA 4.2.2, LA 4.2.2.a

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Level:

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Narrative Writing Creative Writing

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Theme:

English Language Arts:

Writing Process Prewriting Qualities of Writing Ideas

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Identify Your Story Elements

Help your students develop the key elements of their stories by following the directions on the collection sheet. Or you can download and distribute the historical story collection sheet.

Downloads:

Historical Story Collection Sheet

State Standard Reference:

LAFS Standard:

TEKS Standard:

110.6.b.11.B, 110.6.b.12.A

NE ELA Standard:

LA 4.2.1.b, LA 4.2.2, LA 4.2.2.a

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Level:

Grade 4 Grade 5

Mode:

Narrative Writing Creative Writing

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Theme:

English Language Arts:

Writing Process Prewriting

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Writing: Developing Your First Draft

Review with students the process of creating the beginning, middle, and ending of their historical stories. Have student volunteers read aloud each of the three sections.

To show an alternate approach to writing a historical story, share "A Cowboy's Journal." The minilesson can help students create historical stories about someone in their families.

State Standard Reference:

LAFS Standard:

TEKS Standard:

110.6.b.11.B, 110.6.b.12.A

NE ELA Standard:

LA 4.2.1.b, LA 4.2.2, LA 4.2.2.a

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Level:

Grade 4 Grade 5

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Narrative Writing Creative Writing

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Theme:

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Writing Process Writing Qualities of Writing Ideas Structure

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Writing (Continued) and Revising and Editing

Use this page to help your students finish their historical narratives. When they revise and edit, have them ask themselves the questions in the box at the bottom of the page. You can also download this revising and editing checklist.

Downloads:

Historical Story Revising and Editing Checklist

State Standard Reference:

LAFS Standard:

TEKS Standard:

110.6.b.11.B, 110.6.b.12.A

NE ELA Standard:

LA 4.2.1.b, LA 4.2.2, LA 4.2.2.a

Related Resource Tags

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Level:

Grade 4 Grade 5

Mode:

Narrative Writing Creative Writing

Form:

Theme:

English Language Arts:

Writing Process Writing Revising Editing