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In this chapter you will:
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Identify five recent trends in the publishing of historical fiction. |
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Read five values that historical fiction offers readers. |
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Define historical fiction. |
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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. |
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Read "Criteria for Evaluating Historical Fiction." |
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Find several points of view from which stories about Native Americans are told. |
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Note the recurring themes in historical fiction that span time frames. |
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Learn the viewpoints of critics who comment on historical fiction about African Americans. |