Historical Fiction Newspaper Book Report Genre: Title of ...

2. The next article should be an article about an event that actuallyoccurred during this time period. Do some research about the time period inwhich your story takes place. You need to choose an actual historical eventfrom the same GENERAL time period as your story. For example in thestory we are reading in ELA class Toliver’s Secret you could write an articleabout the Declaration of Independence being written or one of the battlesin the American Revolution. A hand drawn colored illustration needs to gowith this article as well.3. Design a word search or crossword puzzle with 7 vocabulary words fromthe book. Be sure to include the definition of each word.__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __4. Choose one of the FollowingObituary: Choose either a character from the book who dies or a realperson from that period of history and write a paragraph obituary aboutthat person. (Read some real ones to get ideas.) Information to include inyour paragraph: date of death, age of death, how he/she died, informationabout his or her life, character traits and any important accomplishments.OrLetter to the Editor: Pick a topic at the time of your story which wascontroversial or argued about a lot. (ex. Civil war- slavery) write apersuasive letter to the editor stating your opinion on the argument and yourreasons for having that opinion.OrComic Strip: Create a comic strip of an event from your story. This shouldinclude both words and colored pictures.In order to get your best grade on the book report, you will need to haveyour teacher’s approval on the book, parent’s signature that they are awareof the project and the due date, follow directions and complete the projectby the due date. This information will be available on my website as well.DO NOT LOSE THIS PAPER!!! This paper must be turned in with the project.Parent signature: _____________________________Student signature: ________________________