Dungeons & Dragons "World Builders" - Welcome to Kingsport
This is an ongoing class for middle school players who already have a working knowledge of the game or would like to learn how to play the game. Specifically, players will build the world in which their characters interact with.
What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per weekProjects
1 hour per week. 1-2 throughout the classClass Experience
US Grade 6 - 8
Beginner Level
What will be taught? - How to operate and navigate the free map building website. - How to identify and choose the right terrain, buildings, and major roads What topics will you cover? - Basic geography - Basic governmental structures - Basic commerce - How to populate villages, towns, cities with NPCs - How to use basic D&D character building How is your class structured? - Mini lessons will be taught for each topic - Students will have class time to build their proportion of the map. - Students will have ample opportunity to share their product and discuss with the class How will you teach? - I will teach using a mix of different methods such as: lecture, by example, and by student lead discussions. What's your teaching style? - This is a fun class. Organized respectful chaos is acceptable. I will first teach and lead by example, with all professionalism, and then have the students emulate that example. - Every meeting will have a specific goal that each student must accomplish in order to complete their individual projects. How much will learners get to interact with you (mention specifics like: lecture, games, slides, video clips, discussion)? - Students will have full access to me during regular class hours. - Students can email questions or concerns during non-class hours that I will respond to.
Learning Goals
Students must complete one basic world building project and share it with class.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
If students are bothered by some of the monsters and creatures found in the Dungeons and Dragons game, then I won't allow them to use those creatures. I will not be using these things unless the students can handle them and even then, I may not.
We will also be using a free map building website that will require parents and or students to create an account to access and save their work. If parents don't want to use this resource, then I will use mine and students can direct me. ON this website there is both a very good free version and a pro version that I use. I leave that up to the parents.
Lastly, I will be using Google classroom to help post assignments and results.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
My source material for this class will be the various books and game books from the Dungeons and Dragons series and from the Yugioh card game.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from New Mexico State University
I've played Dungeons and Dragons since my high school days, I've read many books of that genre over the years. and recently, I was the lead facilitator for the Dungeons and Dragons club that I ran after school for my local high school.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$20
weekly1x per week
45 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
3-14 learners per class