Historical Fiction vs Historical Account

Worksheet by Kaitlyn Stokes
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Subjects
Arabic
Grades
6 , 7 , 8
Language
ENG
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Today's StandardELAGSE7RL9: Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means or understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.I CAN determine the differences between the fictional and historical accounts. What is the difference between a historical FICTION and a historical account? Sort the following items into the appropriate categories.Each category should have 4 boxes when you are done! Historical Fiction A fictional story set in the past Made-up dialogue Combines a fictional events with historical figures and real events Uses or changes history to tell a story Historical Account A factual explanation about an event or person from the past All of the people actually lived, the places existed, and the events really occurred. Has only FACTS. Nothing is made up or changed about history Includes REAL dates and REAL people The movie McFarland, USA is Historical fiction Historical account The article "Hollywood vs. History: McFarland, USA" is Historical Fiction Historical Account Why would the filmmakers change details about McFarland when making the movie? Why would they change history? Did that REALLY happen?Think about what happened in the movie compared to what ACTUALLY happened in real life. Sort the following statements into categories. FACT (These things happened in real FICTION (These things did NOT happen in real life!)

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