Young
People Throughout the Ages
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Description
This
unit provides opportunities for students to explore how fact and imagination
meet in historical fiction.
Students
should develop some background knowledge about two events: the history
of English royalty and medieval knights. Combining their own
knowledge with the information they gather in "Young People Throughout
the Ages", should provide opportunities for students to develop their
interpretation and presentation skills.
Major
Integrated Resource (MIR)
Web
Resources
Web Quests
- Back
In Time: An Historical Fiction Web Quest - Selecting one of five destinations,
students' task is to travel back in time and write their own short short story
taking into consideration the literary elements.
- The
Monarchs of England
- Although not written in traditional web quest style, there are two parts
to this assignment. The first is part is to learn the basic process of genealogical
research and some helpful terms. The second is an application of that knowledge.
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