Wings of Fire: Literary Discussion

Below are my general classroom rules and policies. These will also be explained to students when we begin class!
-For everyone's safety, and to ensure an engaging and social experience, students are required to have working microphones and video for the entirety of this class, positioned such that we can both hear and see them.
-Students are asked not to use filters or virtual backgrounds-- though if there is an important reason to use a virtual background, please just let me know ahead of time that your student will be using one (no questions asked!).
-Students will be asked to introduce themselves by sharing their name, pronoun, and a favorite book.
-The Zoom text chat is set to "host only", meaning students can chat with me, but not to one another or the entire classroom.



Previous topics:

2021
January (all classes which start this month):
Week one: Queen Scarlett character study
Week two: World-building Pyrrhia
Week three: Symbolism in books 1-5
Week four: Themes of books 1-5

February (all classes which start this month):
Week one: Queen Coral character study
Week two: Antagonists versus Protagonists in books 1-5
Week three: Character Conflict versus Plot Conflict in book 2
Week four: Starflight character study

March (all classes which start this month): 
Week one: Peril character study
Week two: Animus magic world-building
Week three: Pacing and plot, using book two as an example
Week four: Climax in books 1-3

April (all classes which start this month):
Week one: Sundew character study
Week two: Connecting Books 1-10 to the real world
Week three: Symbolism in books 5-10
Week four: Themes of books 5-10

May (all classes which start this month):
Week one: Snowfall character study
Week two: Themes in books 11-14
Week three: Symbolism and Character, books 1-14
Week four: Conflict in books 11-14

2022
January (all classes which start this month):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-5*
Week one: Tsunami character study
Week two: Biological inspiration in Wings of Fire
Week three: Prophecy and expectation in Wings of Fire
Week four: Wings of Fire vs. fairytale dragons

February (all classes which start this month):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-14*
Week one: Luna character study
Week two: Kingdoms and systems of government in Wings of Fire
Week three: Families in Wings of Fire
Week four: Wings of Fire television show predictions; storytelling in television vs. books

March (all classes which start this month):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-10*
Week one: Kinkajou character study
Week two: Animus magic and world-building
Week three: Scavengers in books 1-10 (not including Dragonslayer!)
Week four: Connecting Books 1-10 to the real world

April (all classes which start this month):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-14*
*We will NOT be discussing the newly released book 15 in this class!*
Week one: Peril-- can we forgive her?
Week two: Themes in books 1-5
Week three: Winter character study
Week four: Jade Mountain Academy-- is it working?

May (weekly classes which start this month):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-14 and Legends: Darkstalker*
*We will NOT be discussing the newly released book 15 in this class!*
Week one: Kestrel character study
Week two: Themes in books 6-10
Week three: Darkstalker: Could he have been a good guy?
Week four: Violence in Wings of Fire-- is it too much? 

May (camp style classes which start this month-- classes that meet four days in a row!):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-10
Day one: Peril: Can we forgive her?
Day two: Kingdoms and systems of government in Wings of Fire
Day three: Family in Wings of Fire
Day four: Share a unique dragon tribe you've made!

June (weekly classes which start this month):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-15*
Week one: Book 15 reactions
Week two: Blue character study
Week three: _____________ (waiting on this topic until after book 15 release!)
Week four: _____________ (waiting on this topic until after book 15 release!)

June (camp style classes which start this month-- classes that meet four days in a row!):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-10
Day one: Kinkajou character study
Day two: Wings of Fire vs. fairytale dragons
Day three: Jade Mountain Academy: Is it working?
Day four: Share a unique dragon tribe you've made!

July (all classes which start this month):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-10*
Week one: Turtle character study
Week two: Connecting Books 1-10 to the real world
Week three: Symbolism in books 5-10
Week four: Themes of books 5-10

August (all classes which start this month):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-5
Week one: Queen Scarlet character study
Week two: Antagonists versus Protagonists in books 1-5
Week three: Character Conflict versus Plot Conflict in books 1-5
Week four: Glory character study

September (all classes which start this month):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-15
Week one: Animus magic in Wings of Fire
Week two: Antagonists throughout the Wings of Fire series
Week three: Peril character study and future predictions
Week four: Fourth arc predictions

October (all classes which start this month):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-15 and Dragonslayer
Week one: Battle of the Tribes: Who would win in a fight?
Week two: Scavengers in Wings of Fire
Week three: Wren character study
Week four: Share a tribe you've made!

November (all classes which start this month):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-15 and Darkstalker*
Week one: Darkstalker character study
Week two: The Scorching
Week three: Prophecy versus Choice versus Destiny
Week four: Unanswered questions in the books

December (all classes which start this month):
*potential for spoilers in books 1-15 and Darkstalker*
Week one: Albatross character study
Week two: Dragon homes/houses
Week three: Leafwing study
Week four: Dragons without books-- which dragon deserves to have their own book?