Historical Fiction Project
Due Date: June 10
In this assignment, you will do research the time period in which
your book takes place. As a group, research particular topics within
the decade when your literature circle novel takes place and then to
present that information in a Prezi to your classmates.
Each group member will create a Prezi on one of the following topics by
researching 10 events for each of the two topics
o Fashion
o Entertainment (film, television, books, toys)
o Sports
o Music
o Science and Technology (environment, health, natural disasters, transportation)
o Lifestyle (fads, leisure activities, education)
o U.S. News Events (One of your group members must do this one)
1. Your Prezi will take the form of a timeline that tracks the major events in the decade
in which your book takes place.
2. Your timeline will also include the major events that happen in the book.
In this assignment, you will do research the time period in which
your book takes place. As a group, research particular topics within
the decade when your literature circle novel takes place and then to
present that information in a Prezi to your classmates.
Each group member will create a Prezi on one of the following topics by
researching 10 events for each of the two topics
o Fashion
o Entertainment (film, television, books, toys)
o Sports
o Music
o Science and Technology (environment, health, natural disasters, transportation)
o Lifestyle (fads, leisure activities, education)
o U.S. News Events (One of your group members must do this one)
1. Your Prezi will take the form of a timeline that tracks the major events in the decade
in which your book takes place.
2. Your timeline will also include the major events that happen in the book.
Decades Websites
Use the websites listed below to begin your research.
News and Events Year by Year
American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century
Library of Congress
(Use the American Memory section to find information and the Prints and Photographs to find images.)
History Timeline of the Twentieth Century
Digital History
Biography.com
Multimedia Biographies
A Decade-by-Decade Look at Fashion
Paperpast Yearbook for 1940-1979
Additional Websites for Chains
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:18th_century
http://www.history1700s.com/page1587.shtml
http://www.history.org/history/clothing/intro/
http://www.americanrevolution.org/home.html
http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/Eighteenth.htm
http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcolonial.html
Work Cited Page
A Work Cited page goes at the end of your paper to tell the reader what works you have cited in your writing.
You can look at an example of a Work Cited page here.
For citations you can use the Son of Citation machine to complete your entries here.
Download the file to use to record your research. You will need to submit 10 Note Files.
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Note File Submission Due Dates:
May 28
May 30
May 31
June 1 (x2)
June 2 (x2)
June 4
June 6
June 7
Your file should be named your topic + number of the submission + your name (fashion1Tracy)
May 28
May 30
May 31
June 1 (x2)
June 2 (x2)
June 4
June 6
June 7
Your file should be named your topic + number of the submission + your name (fashion1Tracy)
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