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Mrs. Lee selects high quality historical fiction pictures books to read aloud over the unit. These books cover a variety of time periods, historical events, and themes.

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Mrs. Lee not only reads these mentor texts, but students will also read their own historical fiction books independently. Students need to listen to, think about, and discuss the content of these books with one another.

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Once several books have been read, students will notice any similarities and create a list of characteristics. Be sure to notice things that occur all the time and/or some of the time.

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Together, Mrs. Lee and her students made a definition of historical fiction using the characteristics the noticed.  This definition may be revised over time as the lesson continues.

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Mrs. Lee uses the working definition to teach specific mini lessons on important features of the genre.
-Students may notice a story that has happened similar to their lives (background knowledge)
-Students may use the text to help them create a better understanding on an event in history
-Students may put themselves in someone else's shoes and imagine what life may have been like.

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In baskets around the room, Mrs. Lee places books on a variety of historical periods, skill levels, text lengths, and more. Students will select a book and when they have finished reading they will have a short discussion on the book.