Due Dates For Our Historical Fiction Explorer Writing

Pick Explorer- 10/20

Begin Research- 10/20
Plot Planner A & B- 10/20
*Due 10/22
Intro: Explorer Writing- 10/22
* Due 10/23
Rising Action: Explorer Writing- 10/23
*Due 10/26
Climax: Explorer Writing- 10/26
*Due 10/27
Falling Action: Explorer Writing- 10/27
*Due 10/28
Conclusion: Explorer Writing- 10/28
*Due 10/29
Bibliography- 10/29
*Due 10/30
**Please make sure you proofread and edit your paper on 10/29
before turning it in on 10/30**
Exploration POV Narrative:
-Often, the history of exploration is told from the point of view of the explorers. However, the historical events of the time
period are remembered very differently by the Native tribes.
-For this writing assignment, you will select an explorer or Native tribe and write about their encounter from the point of
view of the explorer or Native tribe you selected.

Project Requirements:
RESEARCH
-Once you have chosen your explorer or Native tribe, research their life to learn about their personality and their
explorations. Also include who they encountered in the Americas and learn about their culture and location.
PLANNING
-After you have finished researching, use your planning sheets to map out a short narrative about the encounter between
the explorer and the Native tribes. Your story should be written in 1st or 3rd person point of view.

Use your research to imagine how your person felt about the encounter. Your stories must include historical facts about the
explorer, Native peoples, setting, ect., although the story itself is fictional. Think about the following questions as you plan
your story:

**Don’t go ahead! We are

working on this project
together in class one day
at a time.**
Explorers Writing
Explorer’s Name:
 INTRODUCTION/EXPOSITION
(2-4 sentences)
Beginning of the story that introduces:
1. Conflict/problem
2. Characters
3. Setting
 RISING ACTION
(5-8 sentences)
- What are the events that lead to the main conclusion?
- What events increase the conflict?
- What does the character attempt to do to solve the problem?
 CLIMAX
(5-8 sentences)
- What is the highest point in conflict?
- What is the turning point of the story?
- What is the character doing?
 FALLING ACTION
(5-8 sentences)
- What action and events occur after the climax?
CONCLUSION/RESOLUTION
(2-4 sentences)
- How does your story end?
- Will the character resolve his or her problem? Explain.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY
You should have 3 or more resources
 BIBLIOGRAPHY
- A bibliography tells the reader of your research project where you found your information. This is important to the reader,
so they could go and look at your resources if they wanted more information.
- A bibliography has a very specific format. The information for each book, article, or webpage must be written in a very
specific way. The information is called a citation for your resource.
- Once you have the citation finished for each of your resources, put them in alphabetical order by the last name of the author.
Double check your format, and include your bibliography at the end of your research project.
- The information you need for the citations can be found on the cover, title page, and copyright page of your books. For
websites, the information can be found on the website itself.

How to Write a Citation

Book:
Last, First M. Book Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year Published. Print
Ebook:
Last, First M. Book Title. Edition. City of Publication: Published, Year of
Publication. Series. Medium (Nook, Kindle, ect.)
Magazine/Periodical Source:
Author of the Article.” (if one) Title of the Article.” Name of the Magazine. Date of
the Magazine (month, year): Page(s) used.
Website:
Last, First M. “Article Title.” Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year
Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed
 Challenge Options
- OPTIONAL things to do AFTER your story is finished!

1. Make a storyboard/comic to go with your story.

https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator
(log in with Google)

2. Make a movie to go with your story.

3. Make a model of one of the tools they used in their

travels: compass, sextant, chronometer, ship