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 Looking Back on America   This eight-week unit of eighth grade continues with reflections on the setting of stories and events, this time from a historical perspective. Students read works of historical fiction and discuss how authors' perspectives might produce accounts of historical events that differ from what we know happened. Students work collaboratively to reconcile different authors’ points of view and discuss why these differences occur. Students read “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and study the actual events of that night to consider the effect that poetry can have on historical memory. An in-depth research project accompanied by a multimedia presentation is a highlight of this unit, because these creative processes integrate essential skills and meaningful content. This unit ends with an informative/explanatory essay in response to the essential question: How does learning history through literature differ from learning through informational text?

How does learning history through literature differ from learning through informational text?
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