Writing/Literacy
- Design a Quest Chain (Download the Full Lesson - Word Format) - by Helga Brown - Aligned to NC English II Standards
- Design a quest chain, based on your experience with other quests in the game. The chain must involve at least two different areas in the zone and have at least five steps. Write all the dialogue that the NPCs involved in the quest would say. Make sure you indicate the quest requirements and the steps involved in the quest. You can research quest chains using one of the online quest helper databases like WoWWiki, Thotbott, etc.
- Writing Directions (Download the Full Lesson - Word Format) - by Helga Brown - Aligned to NC English I Standards
- In this lesson students create step by step travel directions from their starting location to the Night Elf Mohawk promotional NPC. This lesson involves using a word processor to type up the written directions but also includes using presentation software and screen captures to create a graphic aid to accompany the directions.
- Creative Writing: Write a short story, set in the world of Azeroth, from your character's point-of-view. This story can be told in either the 1st or 3rd person.
- You might, for example, describe how your character came to be who he/she is today.
- You might write a story describing an event that your character either experienced while playing in class or it could be hypothetical.
- Analytical/Creative Writing(?):
- Read the short story, _______ (short, heroic tale (section of Beowulf, The Odyssey, etc.)), how would the experiences of your character compare to the experiences of ____(hero's name)? How are they different?
- The Quest: Read the story of ____ (story that involves a quest of some sort.) How do the quests in World of Warcraft compare to the quest in ____?
- Poetry:
- In fantasy literature, the bard plays a key role as a traveling musician and storyteller. What song or poem would the bards of Azeroth sing about your character's adventures?
- Write a haiku about an experience you had in World of Warcraft.
- (psheehy:poetry assignment as each new region is discovered-or song lyrics either written or identified--this can even be a rule - every time you discover a new region you MUST write about it - poem, song, diary entry, interview with a NPC, etc.) lgillispie: Awesome!
- Using the free, online comic creation site, _____ , create a comic using either your own art or screenshots from your game that tell a brief story using yours and your classmates characters. You will have to work collaboratively to set up these screenshots.
- Analytical/Argumentative Writing: What group make-up (classes) would be best for questing together or for raiding _____ (dungeon)? Provide evidence to support your view.
Take a popular song that you are familiar with. Then take the lyrics and create a parody that is based on World of Warcraft. For instance, on patch release days, sometimes they change stats for a particular class to even the playing field with other classes. This can be called Nerfing. Here is an example using the “Happy Birthday” song. Your parody could be a celebration or sarcastic response to the changing of a particular class’ spells or abilities or just a song about the world in general.
"Happy Nerfday to You,
Happy Nerfday to You,
You lost Siphon Life,
Now, let’s not QQ."
If you created a second talent specification for your character, what kind of things would you have to change? Would you change your armor, weapon, spell rotation, etc.? How would your role in a group change? How would your solo play change?
- Beowulf, Take Two (Download the Full Lesson - Word Format) - by Helga Brown - Aligned to NC English II Standards
- Using the characteristics of an Anglo-Saxon hero and an Anglo-Saxon epic, rewrite a portion of the epic, Beowulf. Film it using your WoW avatars.
- Straight from the Norse's Mouth (Download the Full Lesson - Word Format) - by Helga Brown - Aligned to NC English II Standards
- Compare and contrast the Nordic mythology references in Northrend, with particular attention to the Sons of Hodir quest line. Then film an interpretation of one of the Norse myths using your WoW avatars.