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The Historical Fiction Class of 2011
Course by Laurie Block Spigel: Children's Historical Fiction
Students selected an event or figure in history to research. Then they wrote about their subject from a fictional point of view. This class included hours of research and writing at home and in class. Completing the project also requires additional hours for illustrations to be made. The stories were then turned into books
Angelina *
Genevieve *
Jill *
Joralyssa *
London *
Class of 2011
![Nefertiti's Diary ,by Angelina](writing-classes/hf-angelina.jpg) |
Nefertiti's Diary by Angelina
![Illustration from Nefertiti's Diary by Angelina](writing-classes/hf-angelina-2.jpg) |
![Duchess Ivy's Secret, by Genevieve](writing-classes/hf-genevieve.jpg) |
Duchess Ivy's Secret by Genevieve
![Duchess Ivy's Secret, by Genevieve](writing-classes/hf-genevieve-3.jpg) |
![Duchess Ivy's Secret, by Genevieve](writing-classes/hf-genevieve-1.jpg) |
![Duchess Ivy's Secret, by Genevieve](writing-classes/hf-genevieve-2.jpg) |
![Mina and the Unusual, by Jill](writing-classes/hf-jill.jpg) |
Mina and the Unusual by Jill
![Mina and the Unusual, by Jill](writing-classes/hf-jill-1.jpg) |
![The Boy Who Almost Got Away, by Joralyssa](writing-classes/hf-joralyssa.jpg) |
The Boy Who Almost Got Away by Joralyssa
![The Boy Who Almost Got Away, by Joralyssa](writing-classes/hf-joralyssa-2.jpg) |
![The Boy Who Almost Got Away, by Joralyssa](writing-classes/hf-joralyssa-1.jpg) |
![Christina and the Plague, by London](writing-classes/hf-london.jpg) |
Christina and the Plague by London
![Christina and the Plague, by London](writing-classes/hf-london-1.jpg) |
Laurie Block Spigel's Historical Fiction Class of 2011 |
![The class at work on illustrations](writing-classes/hf-class-4.jpg)
The class at work on illustrations
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![The class in the park](writing-classes/hf-class-2.jpg)
The class in the park
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![Laurie with the class](writing-classes/hf-class.jpg)
Laurie with the class |
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