What could I do for my expert page?

1. I could talk about using wikis to teach historical fiction
2. I could focus on teaching historical fiction in secondary schools
3. I could give activity ideas for teaching historical fiction
4. How to use Young Adult literature to teach historical fiction
5. Show how to use film to teach historical fiction with a text
   

Top Ten Historical Fiction Books

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmrF5oFpku8

10/5/11-4

An article from UGA EBSCO Host about the teaching of historical fiction.

http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=c90eb4d1-5490-47ea-8c7b-57187bbfa7d3%40sessionmgr15&vid=1&hid=25&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=tfh&AN=11912407

10/5/11-3

An article that addresses teaching historical fiction.

Very valuable!

http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ611077&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ611077

10/5/11-2

Some cool short activities to help students approach historical ficiton.

http://www.ehow.com/list_7326853_cool-teaching-historical-fiction-genres.html

10/5/11-1

http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/v36n3/rice.html

The ALAN review's article on Teaching historical fiction using YA lit. An interview with L.M. Elliot

9/28/11-2

http://readingandwritingproject.com/news/things-to-keep-in-mind-when-teaching-historical-fiction-writing.html

This is a blog from the Reading & Writing Project. More specifically it has tips and hints for how to teach historical fiction in the secondary classroom.