You have been assigned a literary analysis essay in which you must explore the way Avi uses real history to tell his story. When you are looking for “real history,” you will refer to any idea or thing in the story that seems based in some aspect of historical fact. For example, you could explore Avi’s direct reference to historical events, his use of period clothing, or his reliance on historically accurate social or political values. Spend ten minutes brainstorming ideas that might work with this assignment. You can make a list of several different ideas, or you can explore one idea. The idea is just to brainstorm possible ways of approaching the task.