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Colonial Life
Historical Fiction #1

My name is Susan Williams. I am twenty-seven years old. I am married to one thirty-year old John Williams. We have six children so far, four of which are girls, two boys. There is Jack, Skye, Samantha, Cella, Charles and Lily. Jack, Skye and Samantha are the oldest. Jack is ten while both Samantha and Skye are eight. Then Cella is seven and Charles is six. Finally there is Lily who is four years old. We are planning on having more children in the years to come.

We reside in the town of Newport, Rhode Island. We live relatively close to the water. It is just a short walking distance to the shore. My family and I have lived here for three years now. We originally lived in Ashland, Virginia. It was a rough life there; Jack could not find a decent job farming and the hot humid summers made it worse. It became hard for us to even get by because Jack was making such a small amount of money. Since I was dealing with an infant it only made the situation tougher on us. That is when Jack decided we would move to Rhode Island. He had heard that there was great fishing there and he though he would enjoy that. Although it would be expensive to pay for seven tickets on a ship, we figured we could scrape by until Jack figured the fishing situation out. Once we arrived in Newport, Rhode Island Jack immediately looked for a fisherman job. What we hadn’t realized before coming here was that we could not afford a boat; therefore it would be hard to fish. Jack made a deal with another fisherman that if he worked as a partner with him, he would let him fish on his boat. For the next couple of weeks Jack would be working and I would be taking care of things at home and raising the children. Since we had moved here in the summer it was getting very hot and humid. But unlike back in Virginia, we had the cool ocean breeze to cool us off. After only a few months Jack managed to buy his own boat for fishing. Working independently increased his earnings by so much we slowly became middle class.

Revolution
Historical Fiction Character: The American Revolution

Hart, Diane, and Bert Bower. //History alive!: the United States through industrialism//. Palo Alto, Calif.: Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2011. Print.
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 * Topic:** Defeat in New York

“In two days of fighting, the British lost only 377 men, while the Americans lost 1,407.” (Hart 91)

They were satisfied with the fact that they were going to win this war, Howe then decided to stop the British attack. He assumed Washington would honorably surrender, so he waited.

Washington had no intention of surrendering this fight, but in order for his army to survive they would have to retreat.

"The American Revolution." //Google//. N.p., 7 Apr. 2001. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. .
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 * Topic:** Defeat in New York

“The Americans were cold, hungry, and had few weapons.”

Washington knew that if Howe attacked, the British would be able to go to Philadelphia.

Then they would have control of the most important American cities


 * Source:** Hart, Diane, and Bert Bower. //History alive!: the United States through industrialism//. Palo Alto, Calif.: Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2011. Print.

I. Exposition 1. Susan Williams a. Married to John Williams (farmer, fisherman etc.) b. Six children c. 26 years of age d. Lives in Rhode Island II. Rising Action 1. New York a. Family moves to New York b. John needs to find a job as a farmer c. Move in with aunt 2. Military Impact a. 1, 407 soldiers dead b. Many more injured III. Climax 1. British and Americans begin battle near their home a. John decides to join the soldiers b. Americans are not match for British IV. Falling Action a. John and the rest of the Americans retreat

V. Denouement a. After the defeat in New York John realizes he is an unsuitable soldier b. John decides to become a farmer again

Theme: I want the reader to realize John and Susan's responsibilities. Especially Johns, because he was injured after making the decision to be a soldier and fight.


 * Historical Fiction #2**

Dear Samantha, My sweet Sam, I truly do hope you receive these letters, it kills me that we are now separated. Although it was nearly five years ago it breaks my heart to think of never seeing you again. I hope things are well in Virginia and it's not too chilly. John insisted that we move to New York for the winter. About two months ago there was a storm and Jack's boat didn't survive. We can't afford to buy another one, so John came up with the plan that we move to New York and he will begin farming again. We talked to aunt Mary and she is allowing us to stay with her in Brooklyn until we can get back on our feet.

We have been here for about five weeks now, it's uncomfortable cold and snowy. Aunt Mary was very kind to allow us to stay here, although it is quite small we're learning to manage. Skye, Samantha, Cella, and Lily are all bunking together while Jack and Charles are sleeping in the living area. John is working to trade and farm with one of Aunt Mary's cousins Ronald. Almost every night John complains about how the weather is affecting his crops and trading and that it may be harder to make the money he thought he would.

Sincerely, Your dear sister, Susan