Wings of Fire: Map Skills, Drawing, & Writing to Create a Fantasy World
Teacher Amanda Bestor
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(44)
In this 4 session FLEX course, students will create beautiful fantasy maps to design their own dragon world map and stories inspired by the Wings of Fire novel series.
Class experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Beginner - Intermediate Level
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
Does your student like the Wings of Fire books or reading and writing in the fantasy genre? In this class, students will combine knowledge about biomes, landforms, food webs, and natural resources to create a world for dragons. Through a series of video lessons, presentations, and worksheets, I will review and present some review background knowledge about mapping and biomes as well as the two islands in the Wings of Fire novel and how the dragons that live there are specially adapted to live...
5 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Plan Your WorldWeek 1: Watch the video for week one and follow along with the handout that will be linked. We will start with planning our worlds and a lesson about the background knowledge needed for this project. I will share a Google slide presentation in PDF form to inspire and help students plan their island. In the first week, students will start brainstorming and sketching our new worlds on the provided sheets. I will share some anonymous samples from past students and a drawn map.Lesson 2Self Posting MessageSelf Posting MessageWeek 2Lesson 3Drawing LandformsWeek 2: This week, we will look at some mapping skills and practice drawing landforms. I will attach a video that I have made I will show samples of famous maps related to novels. (Wings of Fire, Eragon, The Hobbit, and Lord of The Rings) There will also be a presentation on drawing maps and laying things out on a map. Students will lay out the design of their map and begin working on maps. This will be explained in the video.Week 3Lesson 4Adaptations and Story OutlinesWeek 3: This week, think about the maps we have started, discuss character traits, draw dragons, and outline our stories. I will show my map and share some drawings of characters and talk about the characters in the novel series in a video lesson. I will also offer ideas for stories and demonstrate how to get started.Week 4Lesson 5Character Creation, Writing, and Story SharingWeek 4: This week, students will finish maps and dragon drawings. Students can share their maps through a narrated video, read their stories to the group, or post photos of their finished work and dragon drawings.
- Create a map of new land with a unique name. - Represent the essential climate, landforms, and biotic and abiotic resources of a biome. - Learn to draw dragons and create characters with specific adaptations. - Write fantasy stories and develop characters. - The map will be submitted through video and images. - I will post other videos as we go along.
I am an experienced classroom, afterschool program, and summer camp teacher and I love to read and discuss fantasy stories with other dragon lovers. :)
Homework Offered
Students may want to add detail to their maps, drawings, and stories between sessions if they would like more time to work.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
This class is designed to give ideas of how a student could modify a class to add their own creativity and showcase their own interest and direction.I have read the books with my students and family.
- Sharpened pencils, fine point sharpies, colored pencils - A few large pieces of paper, 11x17 or larger for the map - Drawing paper, scratch paper, and lined notebook paper - Weekly handouts to go along with the slideshow/presentation for planning - Cotton balls or Pom-poms (about 2 handfuls). Optional: Watercolor paints
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Google Slide presentation and Google Doc handouts created by the Teacher for the class, posted in Outschool classroom.
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(44)
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Self-Paced Class
$22
weekly or $88 for all content5 pre-recorded lessons
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1 year of access to the content
Completed by 5 learners
Ages: 8-13
