HISTORICAL FICTION GENRE

CHARACTERS

• Will behave in realistic ways
• Some characters will be real
• Some characters will be fictional
• Some characters will be based on real people

SETTING

• Most important element
• Time- authentic period in history
• Place- a real historical place

CONFLICT

• Main characters are involved in a drama
• Drama or conflict is realistic to the time period

PLOT

• Plot is based on real events
• Plot is also mixed with fictional events
• Make sense to the time period
• Has a solution to the problem at the end

DESCRIPTION

• Characters and events are vivid
• Any historical information is explained

DIALOGUE

• Words spoken by the characters
• Reflect knowledge and thoughts of the people in that time period