8th grade Historical Fiction Assignment

Students will be reading a book of their choosing on a time period in history. The first part of the assignment; having the book is due Feb. 9th.
Below is the assignment due March 15th.

Assignment:
1. You will choose a novel that is Historical Fiction. Historical Fiction is where the main characters are fictional, not real, but they are involved with real events from history. Your novel can be from any period of time in history and does not have to relate specifically to U.S History even though this is a U.S History class…
When you choose your novel to read, please choose a novel that is of interest to you, more than 100 pages and one that you have not read previously!
2. You must have your book by Wednesday, February 9th 2011.
-your book must be approved by the teacher
Your assignment must include the following:
a. A summary on what the book was about. Maximum 1 page
b. What event/time period did you learn about? Be specific: give dates, people that were involved, why did the event happen, what was the result, etc. Minimum 2 pages
c. Would you want to live during this time period/event? Why? Minimum ½ page
d. How has the United States been impacted because of this event/time period? Minimum 1 page
e. Visual Representations of Event/Time Period. Minimum of 4
f. A minimum of two other resources for information
*This assignment will require some extra research
3. You may present your assignment in a variety of ways:
traditional essay report
book
poster
slide show
other way approved by teacher
Guidelines
1. All written work preferably typed using 12point Times New Roman or Arial font double spaced format.
2. Visual Representations are color
3. Content and accuracy on events/time period will count
4. Grammar and Spelling count
5. I am looking for assignments that show effort and thought especially for parts b, c and d.

Due Date
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 *this will be on your 3rd trimester report card!