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This Looking for the History in Historical Fiction: An Epidemic for Reading lesson plan also includes:
Combine informational reading skills with fictional text in an innovative historical fiction lessons. After reading a fictional text related to diseases, class members read non-fictional text to gain knowledge about specific infectious disases. Then, they analyze their fictional book to verify the information. During the last session, individuals choose from a list of projects that allows for self-reflection and presentation of newfound knowledge.
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Instructional Ideas
- Check out fiction and non-fiction books related to communicable diseases, illnesses, and epidemics to support instruction and completion of lesson
- Display the historical fiction definition for everyone to see
Classroom Considerations
- Lesson includes five sessions; be sure to plan accordingly
- Assumes learners have a strong understanding of historical fiction
Pros
- Resource includes links to websites for learners to research diseases, along with interactive websites for exploration
- Lesson provides clear and detailed procedures to keep students engaged
- Data sheets, guiding questions, handouts, booklists, and rubric are all included within the lesson
Cons
- None