Identify five recent trends in the publishing of historical fiction.
Read five values that historical fiction offers readers.
Define historical fiction.
Learn the distinction between historical fiction that uses real persons and events and historical fiction that uses little reference to recorded history or real persons.
Read "Guides for Evaluating Historical Fiction."
Find several points of view from which stories about Native Americans are told.
Note the recurring themes in historical fiction that span time frames.
Learn the viewpoints of critics who comment on historical fiction about African-Americans.
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