This is not only a novel study project but it is also a current event project! After reading Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson, students will compare the events of the novel to our present day pandemic. This lesson gives the students a chance to document their own daily experiences and thoughts, and practice their research skills to compare and contrast present day events (Our current pandemic) with the epidemic in Philadelphia, 1793, yellow fever. The research paper lesson provides students w