Historical fiction and informational text are two important components to teaching history effectively. Using historical fiction often helps students be able to relate to the material easier. The book Future Slave by Pandra Seluvanov is a fictional book about slavery. Although it is fictional, it is realistic and would provide an opportunity for students to understand slavery from the viewpoint of a teenager. Using informational text is a great way to reinforce reading skills while teaching students history. Informational text can be used in any phase of the lesson. I personally, think it works great as an extension of the lesson. I love to have a broad topic selected, and allow students to find a nonfiction book under that topic umbrella and venture out to research on their own.
Here's the link to Future Slave by Pandra Seluvanov
At this time, it is only available as a Kindle edition.
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