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In this 4-lesson course you will create a solid reference guide for your imagined kingdom. As a model for this process we look at JRR Tolkien, who created Middle Earth and developed an entire Elvish language before writing Lord of the Rings. 

This class is for creating a new imaginative world from scratch and for giving your fantasy ideas a solid written outline. You will write and draw in each lesson and at the end of the course you will have a notebook filled with details of your imagined kingdom. This course focuses on creating essential background details that establish a kingdom, such as geography, laws and rules, history and economics. We will not be writing about plot in class time but you can certainly write stories after each lesson based on your new inventions!

Over four lessons you work out the details of your kingdom.
1. Geography: you create a map of your kingdoms with names, vegetation, climate and its natural resources.
2. Inhabitants: you develop the species, animal and plant life in your kingdom - and the roles of rulers, sages and skilled workers.
3. Industry: you pin down the structure of your cities and technical advancements, possibly militaristic inventions or magic.
4. Society: you develop the laws and think about power-structures, and you will invent their culture and language.

At the end of the course your imagined kingdom is defined and outlined on paper.  It is an ideal reference for creating a book, film, TV series or computer game based on your kingdom. You can use this material to write a story in the second course: Imagined Kingdoms PART II.