PPT-Australian Historical Fiction

THE BLACK DOG GANG BY ROBERT NEWTON The Rocks Sydney 1900 A backyard The Bubonic plagueThe Black plague Arrival Poverty Disease A kitchen Hygiene A butchers shop. Failure is not an option.. You want me to do what?. You . will . be . reading . twenty . books . this . year. . . This includes books that we read together for class. . You . will . be . reading from a variety of genres in order to explore books you might not ordinarily read and to develop an understanding of literary elements, text features, and text structures. . Surrender. ACL2009. Australian Literature. Lecture Overview. Gothic Fiction. Australian Gothic Fiction. ‘Cold Snap’ Cate Kennedy. Surrender . Sonya Hartnett. Defining Gothic Fiction. ‘The Gothic had developed as a popular narrative form in Britain towards the end of the 18. What is Historical Fiction?. Historical fiction is fiction set in the past. It contains a rich mixture of fact and fiction. . . What is Historical Fiction?. Through novels and short stories, an author may combine factual information about time, place, events, and real people of the period with fictional characters, dialogue, and details.. “Failure is not an option, so why talk about it?”. - . Donalyn. Miller, . The Book Whisperer. “You want me to what?”. You . will. be reading . forty. books this year. This includes books that we read together for class. . ACL1001. Grunge Writing. Before and After. What is Grunge?. What is Grunge writing?. Definitions. The term Grunge literature, for the purposes of this lecture, refers to a group of Australian writings that were published between the early and mid 90s. . Reading Sonya . Hartnett’s . Surrender. dr. Natalie Kon-yu. ACL2009. Australian Literature. Lecture Overview. Gothic Fiction. Australian Gothic Fiction. ‘Cold Snap’ Cate Kennedy. Surrender . Sonya Hartnett. What is Historical Fiction?. Historical fiction is fiction set in the past. It contains a rich mixture of fact and fiction. . . What is Historical Fiction?. Through novels and short stories, an author may combine factual information about time, place, events, and real people of the period with fictional characters, dialogue, and details.. Realistic fiction is made up of stories that could really happen. . The stories are set in modern times.. Examples of Realistic Fiction. Because of Winn Dixie. Crash. Owl Moon. Shiloh. Bridge to . Terabithia. Historical fiction is . fiction. set in . the past. . It contains a rich. . mixture. of . fact. and . fiction. . . What is Historical Fiction?. Through novels and short stories, an author may . combine. Historical Fiction Alexa, Jenni, Katie Historical Fiction Characteristics: · There is a mixture of real and fictional events · Characters are involved in a conflict or problem that is real for that time period Fiction and Non-Fiction. Genres of literature are divided into (2) categories. Non-Fictions are informational texts dealing with real-life subjects. Real or Actual. Fictions are narrative literary works produced by the imagination. The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of Australian Literature. Discussions of the current state of Australian literature are frequently alarmist and usually focus on the prestige area of literary fiction – ‘serious’ or ‘good’ novels for adults (not genre fiction: crime, romance, science-fiction and so on). In his essay ‘The Decline of the Literary Paradigm in Australian Publishing’ . “. A strong explicit focus on language and literature can improve historical understanding…text is such a good tool to think with [because of] its effect upon the imagination…fiction takes some beating as a tool for historical thinking.. th . Grade. George Washington, Spymaster . (Allen) – Biography. Seer of Shadows . (. Avi. ) – Ghosts/fiction/NYC/Swindlers. Chasing . Vermeer . (. Balliett. ) – . Mystery/Fiction. The . Penderwicks.