1. UNIT 2- MIGRATION STORIES
Lesson 1: What Makes a Historical Novel?

2. INDEPENDENT READING
 Get an SSR book and read for 15 minutes.
 What is the genre of the independent book you
are reading?
 Record your reading on page 33 of your workbook

3. WORD STUDY
Orphan
 (noun)
a child
without
parents

4. WORD STUDY
Sepia
 (noun) a
reddish brown
pigment

5. WORD STUDY
Anniversary
 (noun) an
annual
observation of an
important event

6. UNIT INTRODUCTION
 What kind of reading do you do in your social
studies classes?
 Does it require different reading skills than
other types of reading?
 Social scientists are interested in the 5 Ws…
 Who, what, where, when, why/how?
 Social scientists also focus on…
 Graphs, charts, statistics, eye witness accounts,
narratives, and essays.

7. A FAMILY APART
 Look at the front cover
 What time period do you think the novel is set in?
 What characters are included?
 Read the back cover
 Does this match what you discovered from the cover?
 How does this add information about the novel?
 About the author
 What new information is presented?
 Why did Dixon write the novel?
 Read the excerpt from page 1
 What is the purpose of this page?
 Read “A Note From the Author”
 Why might this page have been included?

8. READ-ALOUD/THINK-ALOUD
 Strategy: Questioning
 Turn to Chapter 1, Page 1 in A Family Apart
 Look for the target words
 Stopping Points:
 Page 2, Paragraph 8
 Where is the novel set?
 Bottom of page 4
 How many generations are there in this family?
 After Reading
 What has been revealed about the Kelly Family?
 Where does the Kelly family live?
 How many members are there in the family?
 Who is missing from the family?

9. CLASSROOM CONVERSATION
 Is
there anything confusing about
what we have read so far?
 Usethe text, cover and reading to
help each other answer your
questions.
 Remember: Every author, observer
and point of view has their
limitations.

10. QUESTIONS ABOUT: A FAMILY APART
 Student Responses:
 Who was the man that gave the book/combs to
Frances? –Aris
 Do we know their names? –Nielah
 What is the main characters name? -Nyesha

11. WHOLE CLASS INSTRUCTION

12. HISTORICAL FICTION
 What is a genre?
 Whatdoes the genre “Historical Fiction”
imply?
 What are the differences between history
and fiction?
 How could a story be both?

13. FEATURES OF HISTORICAL FICTION
 Student Responses:
 Based on a particular time period. –Tia
 Real events. –Donquell
 Characters don’t need to be real. –Yenissa
 Uses elements from specific time periods. –Kereston

14. FEATURES OF HISTORICAL FICTION
 It’s a narrative, a story.
 The setting is in a real time or place of the past.
 Plot or action may include a significant event
from the past.
 Characters may include real people who made
important contributions to the culture or time
period in which the novel is set.
 Real and fictional events are woven together.

15. CLOSURE
 Turn to page 3 in your workbooks
 Read the introduction
 together, independently, volunteer?
 QUICK WRITE in workbook page 4 12/20/12
 Why do people move?
 Why do they leave one home to move to another?
 What challenges/opportunities do people experience
when they move?
 What is difficult about moving?
 What is exciting about moving?