APPROVED MINI-PROJECTS LIST
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Select 1 of the 20 Mini-Projects shown below to complete for Unit #1. Remember! You are not allowed to do the same Mini-Projects for every unit... so choose wisely! Be sure to read the requirements and complete ALL parts of the project!
Do NOT forget to include your name and period number on your Mini-Project!
No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in any of the Mini-Projects (even for historical context); using such will result in disciplinary action being taken.
Look for the "A.I. Use" notification underneath the requirements for more information about the use of Artificial Intelligence. It is YOUR responsibility to make sure A.I.-generated information/images are as historically accurate as possible. Don't blindly trust what A.I. kicks back to you! Lazy A.I. usage is ill-advised AND dangerous! You might need to cross-reference A.I. with non-A.I. sources and make additional edits before submitting your assignment. Historically inaccurate submissions WILL lose points! Blaming A.I. won't cut it! (Remember! Skynet is already self-aware and has bigger plans than helping you pass your history class...)
DISCLAIMER: Any use of A.I. requires the inclusion of 3 key pieces of information in your project before you submit/share it. This material needs to be placed in a slide or in a page at the end of your presentation/document. In order to receive credit, you must include the following:
1. Which A.I. platform(s) did you use? (ChatGPT, Google Gemini, etc.)
2. What was the prompt you originally asked/fed A.I. for the project you chose?
3. What additional edits did you ask A.I. to make to get your project where you wanted it to be? (Were there historical mistakes? Were there grammatical/spelling issues? Etc.)
Do NOT forget to include your name and period number on your Mini-Project!
No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in any of the Mini-Projects (even for historical context); using such will result in disciplinary action being taken.
Look for the "A.I. Use" notification underneath the requirements for more information about the use of Artificial Intelligence. It is YOUR responsibility to make sure A.I.-generated information/images are as historically accurate as possible. Don't blindly trust what A.I. kicks back to you! Lazy A.I. usage is ill-advised AND dangerous! You might need to cross-reference A.I. with non-A.I. sources and make additional edits before submitting your assignment. Historically inaccurate submissions WILL lose points! Blaming A.I. won't cut it! (Remember! Skynet is already self-aware and has bigger plans than helping you pass your history class...)
DISCLAIMER: Any use of A.I. requires the inclusion of 3 key pieces of information in your project before you submit/share it. This material needs to be placed in a slide or in a page at the end of your presentation/document. In order to receive credit, you must include the following:
1. Which A.I. platform(s) did you use? (ChatGPT, Google Gemini, etc.)
2. What was the prompt you originally asked/fed A.I. for the project you chose?
3. What additional edits did you ask A.I. to make to get your project where you wanted it to be? (Were there historical mistakes? Were there grammatical/spelling issues? Etc.)
01. Advertisement
Description: Create an advertisement to sell a real or fictional product using an actual political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: What's being sold? It can be an actual item from the time or something that didn't exist. (If it's an item that didn't exist back then, make sure it's one that addresses and/or cures a major problem.) Who is the spokesperson? If done on traditional poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. You can also create a 30-second "commercial" or video about the product. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation (no shorter/no longer) of your advertisement (explain why you selected the product as well as the person you chose to promote it).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas and images for your advertisement. Be sure to make it look like a REAL advertisement - in other words, your material shouldn't just be copied and pasted into a Google Doc! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Create an advertisement to sell a real or fictional product using an actual political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: What's being sold? It can be an actual item from the time or something that didn't exist. (If it's an item that didn't exist back then, make sure it's one that addresses and/or cures a major problem.) Who is the spokesperson? If done on traditional poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. You can also create a 30-second "commercial" or video about the product. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation (no shorter/no longer) of your advertisement (explain why you selected the product as well as the person you chose to promote it).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas and images for your advertisement. Be sure to make it look like a REAL advertisement - in other words, your material shouldn't just be copied and pasted into a Google Doc! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of George Washington promoting Crest Whitestrips. This works since he had terrible teeth - maybe he would've smiled more if he had access to this product! I had to tell A.I. to add in the "Don't Hide That Smile" tagline.
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This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of Paul Revere promoting Verizon. This works since if he had the ability to send out a text message, he could've avoided his "Midnight Ride". I had to tell A.I. to add in the tagline as well as what to have the phone say.
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This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of Thomas Jefferson promoting ChatGPT. I mean, his stuff sounded awfully fancy, didn't it? Hmmmmm. I had to tell A.I. to add in the tagline.
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This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of Abraham promoting Netflix. I think the tagline that I told A.I. to use definitely explains WHY this might have been a really good idea for ol' Honest Abe...
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02. Artwork
Description: Draw or paint a picture of a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: If done on traditional paper or poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. This can also be done with Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms. Unless you're magical with charcoal as a medium and have perfected sun angles and shading, add some color to your attempt at drawing George Washington. Drawings on notebook paper will not be accepted. No stick figures. Really bad artwork will be laughed at and placed in the staff lounge for further ridicule. (Pro Tip: If you aren't good at drawing... don't pick this one. This isn't a "Gosh, I tried really hard!" participation assignment.)
A.I. Use: You may NOT use A.I. to generate your artwork. Again, if you can't draw or paint... don't pick this project! (Serious submissions only.)
Description: Draw or paint a picture of a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: If done on traditional paper or poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. This can also be done with Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms. Unless you're magical with charcoal as a medium and have perfected sun angles and shading, add some color to your attempt at drawing George Washington. Drawings on notebook paper will not be accepted. No stick figures. Really bad artwork will be laughed at and placed in the staff lounge for further ridicule. (Pro Tip: If you aren't good at drawing... don't pick this one. This isn't a "Gosh, I tried really hard!" participation assignment.)
A.I. Use: You may NOT use A.I. to generate your artwork. Again, if you can't draw or paint... don't pick this project! (Serious submissions only.)
03. Cereal Box
Description: Create a cereal box using major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Make the front and back of a cereal box. What are the ingredients? Are there any "prizes" inside? Puzzles or games on the back? Be creative with this and not so literal. In other words, the ingredients should be things that wouldn't actually be in cereal; rather, it should be things that best explain the "event" or "person" on the box. If done on traditional poster board or constructed from an actual cereal box, you'll need to take a picture and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. Don't forget to include a 1-page/slide explanation of your cereal box (explain why the ingredients, name, prize inside, etc. fits the historical narrative you've created).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas and images for your cereal box. Be sure to make it look like a REAL cereal box! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Create a cereal box using major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Make the front and back of a cereal box. What are the ingredients? Are there any "prizes" inside? Puzzles or games on the back? Be creative with this and not so literal. In other words, the ingredients should be things that wouldn't actually be in cereal; rather, it should be things that best explain the "event" or "person" on the box. If done on traditional poster board or constructed from an actual cereal box, you'll need to take a picture and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. Don't forget to include a 1-page/slide explanation of your cereal box (explain why the ingredients, name, prize inside, etc. fits the historical narrative you've created).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas and images for your cereal box. Be sure to make it look like a REAL cereal box! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of a cereal called "Freedom Flakes". As with most A.I.-related stuff, you have to do several revisions to get it where you want it to be.
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This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of the back of the box of “Freedom Flakes”. Like the back of most cereal boxes, there’s a maze and goofy cartoons.
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As with most A.I.-related stuff, you have to do several revisions to get it where you want it to be. This would require an additional edit to change the flag from a modern-looking one to the more classic Betsy Ross flag.
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This is the perfect example of A.I. getting a bit wonky. Note the spelling of Breakfast... and the fact that the comment bubble hangs off the edge of the box... or the extra "E" in the word "Freedom" on the side of the box. This would require you to make additional edits to fix.
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I fed A.I. a picture of a Cap'n Crunch box and asked it to rework the design around that. It did not dissapoint.
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Different A.I. platforms will yield different results. Play around and go with the one you like the best (or that's the easiest to use).
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04. Collage
Description: Create a collage of a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: This needs to include 10 photos/illustrations/images arranged in a visually-pleasing collage. If done on traditional poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation about why you picked the images that you did.
A.I. Use: You may NOT use A.I. to generate the images for your collage. This particular project requires you to track down 10 separate images/photos and arrange them yourself.
Description: Create a collage of a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: This needs to include 10 photos/illustrations/images arranged in a visually-pleasing collage. If done on traditional poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation about why you picked the images that you did.
A.I. Use: You may NOT use A.I. to generate the images for your collage. This particular project requires you to track down 10 separate images/photos and arrange them yourself.
05. Comic Strip
Description: Pick a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877) and draw/create your own comic strip about it.
Requirements: This needs to include no fewer than 6 panels. If done on traditional poster board or paper, you'll need to take a picture and submit. The comic strip should include color. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explaining your comic strip.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the characters/cartoons for your comic strip. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Pick a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877) and draw/create your own comic strip about it.
Requirements: This needs to include no fewer than 6 panels. If done on traditional poster board or paper, you'll need to take a picture and submit. The comic strip should include color. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explaining your comic strip.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the characters/cartoons for your comic strip. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Comic Strip #1 for the Declaration of Independence (DOI). This is the first version that A.I. gave me. While good, it still wouldn't garner you full credit without some edits.
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Comic Strip #2 for the DOI. I asked A.I. to change out the bottom-right panel to show a couple of people that represent those left "out" of the expression "All Men Are Created Equal".
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Comic Strip #3 for the DOI. I asked A.I. to have the men in the middle-right panel smiling and cheering. When A.I. kicked it back, now the bottom-right people were also cheering.
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Comic Strip #4 for the DOI. I asked A.I. to keep the men in the middle-right panel smiling and cheering but to change the mood of those in the bottom-right panel. Ready to submit!
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06. Crossword Puzzle
Description: Create a crossword puzzle using political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events/people from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: This needs to include 20 hints/questions and a completed crossword puzzle. This is NOT to be done on paper. It should be completed using an on-line crossword puzzle generator (and there are plenty). The finished product should be copied and pasted into a Google Doc, Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms. A working link to the crossword puzzle can also be submitted - however, if the link is broken or doesn't lead to your puzzle, no credit will be awarded. Excuses of "But it worked when I did it" won't be accepted.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas/questions/hints for your crossword. However, you need to put these into an actual crossword template (and not just paste them into a Google Doc). There are lots of crossword generators available on-line that can help you with the template. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Create a crossword puzzle using political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events/people from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: This needs to include 20 hints/questions and a completed crossword puzzle. This is NOT to be done on paper. It should be completed using an on-line crossword puzzle generator (and there are plenty). The finished product should be copied and pasted into a Google Doc, Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms. A working link to the crossword puzzle can also be submitted - however, if the link is broken or doesn't lead to your puzzle, no credit will be awarded. Excuses of "But it worked when I did it" won't be accepted.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas/questions/hints for your crossword. However, you need to put these into an actual crossword template (and not just paste them into a Google Doc). There are lots of crossword generators available on-line that can help you with the template. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
07. Escape Room
Description: Create an escape room with puzzles and clues using political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events/people from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: For starters, we won't actually "play" your escape room activity. Rather, you are creating a fake scenario that includes 5 puzzles and 5 clues that you might find in an escape room. These puzzles/clues need to have historical context to them (meaning they ask questions based on the people/events from this unit). All of this needs to be put into Google Slides or PowerPoint along with a 1-slide explanation of your escape room. Puzzles need to be VISUAL and not just words! Clues, on the other hand, don't need to be visual. NOTE: Do NOT create an escape room that references anyone's enslavement (please use common sense).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the escape room itself as well as the puzzles/clues. Be sure to make it sound like a REAL escape room - in other words, your material shouldn't just be copied and pasted into a Google Doc! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Create an escape room with puzzles and clues using political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events/people from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: For starters, we won't actually "play" your escape room activity. Rather, you are creating a fake scenario that includes 5 puzzles and 5 clues that you might find in an escape room. These puzzles/clues need to have historical context to them (meaning they ask questions based on the people/events from this unit). All of this needs to be put into Google Slides or PowerPoint along with a 1-slide explanation of your escape room. Puzzles need to be VISUAL and not just words! Clues, on the other hand, don't need to be visual. NOTE: Do NOT create an escape room that references anyone's enslavement (please use common sense).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the escape room itself as well as the puzzles/clues. Be sure to make it sound like a REAL escape room - in other words, your material shouldn't just be copied and pasted into a Google Doc! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of a Battle of Bunker Hill-themed escape room. You would submit this image along with what each of the items seen in room have to do with your game. For instance, if you selected the X-O-X-O board, you would have to solve a particular puzzle. If you selected the treasure chest, to unlock it, you would have to solve a different puzzle. So on and so forth.
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This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of a Battle of Bunker Hill-themed escape room. This one was designed to look more realistic. Still, it has several items that could be used for puzzles that need to be solved in order to "escape".
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08. Fashion Show
Description: Create a whole new (modern) wardrobe for a political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: It's time to update the wardrobe for a famous historical person by bringing their threads into the 21st Century! Create 3 new outfits that "work" for the person you choose. This means it's more than putting Lincoln in a hoodie and slides - or just saying that's what he would wear. The fresh new look needs to maintain their "spirit" and "identify"... just with a modern "twist". Since it's a fashion show, it must be visual! All of this needs to be put into Google Slides or PowerPoint along with a 1-slide explanation of each outfit and why it "works".
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the wardrobe for your fashion show. If you can generate a picture of your historical person actually IN their new wardrobe, do it! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Create a whole new (modern) wardrobe for a political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: It's time to update the wardrobe for a famous historical person by bringing their threads into the 21st Century! Create 3 new outfits that "work" for the person you choose. This means it's more than putting Lincoln in a hoodie and slides - or just saying that's what he would wear. The fresh new look needs to maintain their "spirit" and "identify"... just with a modern "twist". Since it's a fashion show, it must be visual! All of this needs to be put into Google Slides or PowerPoint along with a 1-slide explanation of each outfit and why it "works".
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the wardrobe for your fashion show. If you can generate a picture of your historical person actually IN their new wardrobe, do it! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Wardrobe #1 for Abe. This is the first version that A.I. gave me. Just 3 different suits. Not good enough.
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Wardrobe #2 for Abe. I asked A.I. to throw Abe in a hoodie/jeans and polo/shorts. I asked A.I. to shave off Lincoln's beard in the far right outfit.
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Wardrobe #3 for Abe. I asked A.I. to add the Gettysburg reference to his hoodie as well as the Presidential seal to his polo shirt.
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Wardrobe #4 for Abe. I asked A.I. to give the hoodie-Lincoln a more modern beard and to put a hat on the polo-Lincoln (he was Prez #16).
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09. Illustrated Quote
Description: Choose a meaningful quote from a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877) and draw, paint, or do a collage of pictures inspired from it.
Requirements: This quote MUST be from the time period covered in the unit. (Be sure to include the name of the person who said it!) You can either create an illustration depicting the entire quote OR use pictures/symbols to spell out the quote word-by-word. If done on traditional paper or poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. This can also be done with Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the picture(s) for your illustrated quote. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Choose a meaningful quote from a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877) and draw, paint, or do a collage of pictures inspired from it.
Requirements: This quote MUST be from the time period covered in the unit. (Be sure to include the name of the person who said it!) You can either create an illustration depicting the entire quote OR use pictures/symbols to spell out the quote word-by-word. If done on traditional paper or poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. This can also be done with Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the picture(s) for your illustrated quote. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
10. Internet Scavenger Hunt
Description: Create an internet scavenger hunt for people to track down items from a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Come up with 10 items for someone to find and provide them with clues/hints as to where to go (on the Internet) to locate the answers. You'll need to include these clues/hints and provide the website links to the "answers" in a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. The sites where these items are to be found MUST be school appropriate.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas for your scavenger hunt. Finding websites for the specific answers can be tricky, and A.I. isn't all that helpful when it comes to this part of the project. Hence... it's OK to try this without A.I.! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Create an internet scavenger hunt for people to track down items from a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Come up with 10 items for someone to find and provide them with clues/hints as to where to go (on the Internet) to locate the answers. You'll need to include these clues/hints and provide the website links to the "answers" in a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. The sites where these items are to be found MUST be school appropriate.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas for your scavenger hunt. Finding websites for the specific answers can be tricky, and A.I. isn't all that helpful when it comes to this part of the project. Hence... it's OK to try this without A.I.! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
11. LEGO Build
Description: Recreate a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877) using LEGO bricks.
Requirements: What would the Battle of Bunker Hill or the Gettysburg Address look like if LEGO bricks (and LEGO people) were used to recreate these events? Show off your building skills by creating a LEGO masterpiece! You do NOT need to purchase entire sets of soldiers - rather, use your imagination and make due with the pieces that you do have. (That being said, your creation needs to show effort and an attempt to make it look "good".) Do NOT bring this into school. Instead, take pictures of your LEGO event and put them into Google Slides or PowerPoint; be sure to include a 1-slide explanation of what you created. NOTE: One of the pictures you submit must show you either holding your creation or standing next to it to prove it was actually constructed and not a picture you found on-line or had A.I. generate.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to help you figure out the kind of baseplate to build upon, how many LEGO bricks might be needed, and even generate a picture to look at while you construct this yourself.
Description: Recreate a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877) using LEGO bricks.
Requirements: What would the Battle of Bunker Hill or the Gettysburg Address look like if LEGO bricks (and LEGO people) were used to recreate these events? Show off your building skills by creating a LEGO masterpiece! You do NOT need to purchase entire sets of soldiers - rather, use your imagination and make due with the pieces that you do have. (That being said, your creation needs to show effort and an attempt to make it look "good".) Do NOT bring this into school. Instead, take pictures of your LEGO event and put them into Google Slides or PowerPoint; be sure to include a 1-slide explanation of what you created. NOTE: One of the pictures you submit must show you either holding your creation or standing next to it to prove it was actually constructed and not a picture you found on-line or had A.I. generate.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to help you figure out the kind of baseplate to build upon, how many LEGO bricks might be needed, and even generate a picture to look at while you construct this yourself.
This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of the Battle of Bunker Hill created with LEGO bricks and LEGO people. You could use such an image to help you make the actual model, but you would NOT be able to submit this picture for credit.
12. Memes
Description: Create or find 5 Memes about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: These Memes should be pasted into a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. You'll need to include 1-2 sentences explaining what each Meme is satirizing. These explanations can be on the same page/slide as the Meme or contained in pages/slides at the end. Please use discretion and tact when creating/locating these. Racist, sexist, and/or offensive Memes will not be tolerated and will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may NOT use A.I. to generate Memes. There are already thousands of existing Memes available on-line and plenty of on-line Meme generators to help you make your own.
Description: Create or find 5 Memes about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: These Memes should be pasted into a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. You'll need to include 1-2 sentences explaining what each Meme is satirizing. These explanations can be on the same page/slide as the Meme or contained in pages/slides at the end. Please use discretion and tact when creating/locating these. Racist, sexist, and/or offensive Memes will not be tolerated and will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may NOT use A.I. to generate Memes. There are already thousands of existing Memes available on-line and plenty of on-line Meme generators to help you make your own.
13. Movie Poster
Description: Create a fictitious movie poster about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Using AI, clip art, or your own artistic skills, turn an actual event or person into a "movie". Look at movie posters used today to mimic one for the event/person you select. Come up with a clever name for the movie, a tagline, and list out the important "actors" (which will be the actual names of those involved) in a manner like a real poster. Taglines are the enticing sentence that draws the viewer in. For instance, the tagline for the movie "Jaws 2" was "Just when you though it was safe to go back in the water..." You could use a famous quote from the event/person you're turning into a poster as the tagline. If done on traditional paper or poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. This can also be done with Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms. Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation about why you picked what you did and why this movie is the "must see" event of the summer! (NOTE: This Mini-Project can be completed in conjunction with the "Movie Trailer & Poster" Big Project. To read more about how to do that, go to the Big Project section of this unit.)
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the movie poster. Be sure to make it look like a REAL movie poster! (Of all the Mini-Projects, this is the most equipped FOR using A.I.) You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Look at the examples below. The first example is an A.I.-generated movie poster that I created for the Battle of Bunker Hill. Not surprisingly, A.I. doesn't always get every detail correct, and it's only as good as the information you feed it... but it allows you to tailor designs to your liking. Make sure to go through several revisions; don't just use the first design that A.I. spits back at you. If I was submitting this for a grade, I would need to edit it some more. For instance, to clean up the first poster, I would ask A.I. to change out the Betsy Ross flag (which wasn't invented yet) for the Pine Tree Flag of Liberty (that did make an appearance at Bunker Hill). I might ask A.I. to give the guy in the poster a saber instead of a musket (which looks like a bolt-action rifle) and toss in a tricorn hat. It is YOUR responsibility to make these images as historically accurate as possible. This means you might need to cross-reference what A.I. gives you with other sources. The first poster has him holding a WWI-era rifle rather than a musket. You would lose points if you submitted that. DETAILS MATTER!!!
Description: Create a fictitious movie poster about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Using AI, clip art, or your own artistic skills, turn an actual event or person into a "movie". Look at movie posters used today to mimic one for the event/person you select. Come up with a clever name for the movie, a tagline, and list out the important "actors" (which will be the actual names of those involved) in a manner like a real poster. Taglines are the enticing sentence that draws the viewer in. For instance, the tagline for the movie "Jaws 2" was "Just when you though it was safe to go back in the water..." You could use a famous quote from the event/person you're turning into a poster as the tagline. If done on traditional paper or poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. This can also be done with Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms. Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation about why you picked what you did and why this movie is the "must see" event of the summer! (NOTE: This Mini-Project can be completed in conjunction with the "Movie Trailer & Poster" Big Project. To read more about how to do that, go to the Big Project section of this unit.)
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the movie poster. Be sure to make it look like a REAL movie poster! (Of all the Mini-Projects, this is the most equipped FOR using A.I.) You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Look at the examples below. The first example is an A.I.-generated movie poster that I created for the Battle of Bunker Hill. Not surprisingly, A.I. doesn't always get every detail correct, and it's only as good as the information you feed it... but it allows you to tailor designs to your liking. Make sure to go through several revisions; don't just use the first design that A.I. spits back at you. If I was submitting this for a grade, I would need to edit it some more. For instance, to clean up the first poster, I would ask A.I. to change out the Betsy Ross flag (which wasn't invented yet) for the Pine Tree Flag of Liberty (that did make an appearance at Bunker Hill). I might ask A.I. to give the guy in the poster a saber instead of a musket (which looks like a bolt-action rifle) and toss in a tricorn hat. It is YOUR responsibility to make these images as historically accurate as possible. This means you might need to cross-reference what A.I. gives you with other sources. The first poster has him holding a WWI-era rifle rather than a musket. You would lose points if you submitted that. DETAILS MATTER!!!
Movie Poster #1 for the Battle of Bunker Hill. This is the first version that A.I. gave me. It needs some editing for historical accuracy (the weapon he's holding as well as the flag in the background).
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Movie Poster #2 for the Battle of Bunker Hill. I asked A.I. to replace the WWI-era rifle with a sword. The sword shown here works... but it looks "off". The flag in the background is still wrong (that version didn't exist in 1775.)
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Movie Poster #3 for the Battle of Bunker Hill. I asked A.I. to replace the sword with a saber, to change the flag, and to give the main guy a tricorn hat. This version is a major improvement from the first one that A.I. gave me.
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Movie Poster #4 for the Battle of Bunker Hill. If you use a different form of A.I. (or just simply begin a new "chat"), you can feed it all the specifics that you wish to see in the poster... and you might be able to nail it in one try.
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Using A.I., I was able to generate this movie poster about Molly Pitcher. I had to do multiple edits to get it where I wanted, including telling A.I. to make it look like the movie "Kill Bill".
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Using A.I., I was able to generate this movie poster about Paul Revere. I had to do multiple edits to get it where I wanted, including telling A.I. to make it look like the movie "Tron".
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This is a great example of taking the same concept a couple of different directions. I asked A.I. to make a poster of the Founding Fathers - but in the style of "Reservoir Dogs".
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This is a great example of taking the same concept a couple of different directions. I asked A.I. to make a poster of the Founding Fathers - but in the style of a Pixar movie.
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14. Photo Shoot
Description: Recreate a famous photo from a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Track down a famous photo, painting, or illustration and recreate it using props and costumes. Ever seen the painting of Washington crossing the Delaware? Snag some friends and recreate it... and obviously cast yourself George! Do your best to make it as close to the original as possible (and within reason - don't break the budget). You'll need to put a copy of the original picture and your recreation of it in a Google Slide or PowerPoint presentation. Put the original on one slide and your version on the next slide. Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation of why you chose that particular picture and what you used to bring it to life. NOTE: All selected pictures MUST be school appropriate! You are NOT permitted to recreate any depictions of murder, assassination, or war (basically nothing with firearms/weapons)! Nothing show drug use or sexual in nature is permitted for obvious reasons (please use common sense). There are PLENTY of famous pictures to use that don't cross any of these lines.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to add in elements to your picture (such as background) and aid with costumes/props. This is not just photoshopping your head into an existing picture - you still need to recreate the poses, facial gestures, etc. of the original. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Recreate a famous photo from a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Track down a famous photo, painting, or illustration and recreate it using props and costumes. Ever seen the painting of Washington crossing the Delaware? Snag some friends and recreate it... and obviously cast yourself George! Do your best to make it as close to the original as possible (and within reason - don't break the budget). You'll need to put a copy of the original picture and your recreation of it in a Google Slide or PowerPoint presentation. Put the original on one slide and your version on the next slide. Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation of why you chose that particular picture and what you used to bring it to life. NOTE: All selected pictures MUST be school appropriate! You are NOT permitted to recreate any depictions of murder, assassination, or war (basically nothing with firearms/weapons)! Nothing show drug use or sexual in nature is permitted for obvious reasons (please use common sense). There are PLENTY of famous pictures to use that don't cross any of these lines.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to add in elements to your picture (such as background) and aid with costumes/props. This is not just photoshopping your head into an existing picture - you still need to recreate the poses, facial gestures, etc. of the original. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
15. Political Cartoon
Description: Create a political cartoon about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Using any number of political cartoons that have appeared in class as inspiration, create your own political cartoon about the time period we're studying. Your cartoon will need a clever title (more than just "Cartoon"). Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation about who you included in your cartoon (and why), the symbolism you used (and why), and what message your cartoon tried to convey.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate your political cartoon. Be sure to make it look like a REAL political cartoon. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Create a political cartoon about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Using any number of political cartoons that have appeared in class as inspiration, create your own political cartoon about the time period we're studying. Your cartoon will need a clever title (more than just "Cartoon"). Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation about who you included in your cartoon (and why), the symbolism you used (and why), and what message your cartoon tried to convey.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate your political cartoon. Be sure to make it look like a REAL political cartoon. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of a political cartoon in the spirit of those that appeared in the "Judge" and "Puck" magazines. There are some of the "to-be-expected" mistakes that A.I. always makes (especially with spelling) that you would need to clean up before submitting.
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This A.I.-generated image was given the same exact prompt as the first example... but it kicked back a vastly different "take" (and gave King George III an extra hand). Time to edit!
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16. Propaganda Poster
Description: Create a propaganda poster about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Using World War I and World War II-styled propaganda posters, create your own propaganda poster about the time period we're studying. Your poster will need a clever slogan (more than just "Join Us!"). Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation about who you included in your poster (and why), your target audience (soldiers, women, workers, etc.), and what message your poster tried to convey.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate your political cartoon. Be sure to make it look like a REAL political cartoon. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Create a propaganda poster about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Using World War I and World War II-styled propaganda posters, create your own propaganda poster about the time period we're studying. Your poster will need a clever slogan (more than just "Join Us!"). Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation about who you included in your poster (and why), your target audience (soldiers, women, workers, etc.), and what message your poster tried to convey.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate your political cartoon. Be sure to make it look like a REAL political cartoon. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of a propaganda poster about the U.S. Civil War. I fed the title of the poster into the prompt before going back in a few times to clean up some of the details (such as A.I. originally using a 50-star U.S. flag and giving the Union soldier a modern-day machine gun).
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This A.I.-generated image was given the same exact prompt as the first example... but it kicked back a different "take". There would need to be some additional edits made to finish this properly.
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This A.I.-generated propaganda poster turned out remarkably well. I fed A.I. some specific information to guide its depiction of events (except for the fire falling from the sky, but, hey, it adds to the ambiance).
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Same prompt. Different platform. Pretty cool results either way. The monster looks a little more like Robert E. Lee (which is what I wanted) in this poster than in the first.
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17. Recipes
Description: Create 3 fictitious recipes about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: In the similar fashion you may have written a recipe to describe a parent or guardian in kindergarten ("Add three scoops of love" and a "pinch of forgiveness"), what does it take to make the selected event/person/etc.? Be creative with this and not so literal. In other words, the recipe should use ingredients that wouldn't actually be used to make something; rather, it should be things that best explain the "event" or "person". You'll need to include traditional measurements (half a cup, teaspoon, etc.) and instructions (mix, bake at 300 degrees for 3 hours, etc.). The recipe can be typed up (or copy and pasted) in a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation of what makes your recipes clever/creative and why you think certain ingredients would be needed.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the 3 recipes. Be sure to make them look like a REAL recipes. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Create 3 fictitious recipes about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: In the similar fashion you may have written a recipe to describe a parent or guardian in kindergarten ("Add three scoops of love" and a "pinch of forgiveness"), what does it take to make the selected event/person/etc.? Be creative with this and not so literal. In other words, the recipe should use ingredients that wouldn't actually be used to make something; rather, it should be things that best explain the "event" or "person". You'll need to include traditional measurements (half a cup, teaspoon, etc.) and instructions (mix, bake at 300 degrees for 3 hours, etc.). The recipe can be typed up (or copy and pasted) in a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. Don't forget to include a 1-page/1-slide explanation of what makes your recipes clever/creative and why you think certain ingredients would be needed.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the 3 recipes. Be sure to make them look like a REAL recipes. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
18. Spotify Playlist
Description: Create a playlist of songs on Spotify (but not an actual one) that would be enjoyed by a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: If you look closely at the famous painting of Washington crossing the Delaware, you can actually see his AirPods just under his wig! What could ol' G.W. be listening to on that fateful night? After picking any historical person from this unit (it doesn't have to be Washington), come up with 10 real songs they would have on their playlist (including 2 that could be their "guilty pleasure" songs). These songs don't have to be from their own time period (I'm guessing lots of harpsichord if these were 18th Century songs); in fact, it's funnier to imagine what music from today's artists they might enjoy in order to "get hyped". Provide the name of the song, the year in which it was released, and the artist. You'll need to include the cover art for the song along with a 1-sentence explanation as to WHY this person would rock out to that particular song. All of this needs to be put into Google Slides or PowerPoint (1 song per slide).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to help you pick the songs. Be sure to make your playlist look like a REAL Spotify playlist - in other words, your material shouldn't just be copied and pasted into a Google Doc! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Create a playlist of songs on Spotify (but not an actual one) that would be enjoyed by a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: If you look closely at the famous painting of Washington crossing the Delaware, you can actually see his AirPods just under his wig! What could ol' G.W. be listening to on that fateful night? After picking any historical person from this unit (it doesn't have to be Washington), come up with 10 real songs they would have on their playlist (including 2 that could be their "guilty pleasure" songs). These songs don't have to be from their own time period (I'm guessing lots of harpsichord if these were 18th Century songs); in fact, it's funnier to imagine what music from today's artists they might enjoy in order to "get hyped". Provide the name of the song, the year in which it was released, and the artist. You'll need to include the cover art for the song along with a 1-sentence explanation as to WHY this person would rock out to that particular song. All of this needs to be put into Google Slides or PowerPoint (1 song per slide).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to help you pick the songs. Be sure to make your playlist look like a REAL Spotify playlist - in other words, your material shouldn't just be copied and pasted into a Google Doc! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
I asked A.I. to generate the image of George Washington rocking out, but I actually created the Spotify list on my phone, took a screen shot, and then pieced it all together. You would still need to provide explanations as to why each song would appear on his playlist, but this would be a good start. (And you don't actually need to make the Spotify list.)
19. Time Capsule
Description: Create a time capsule of items saved from a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Your time capsule needs to include 10 key items (with explanations and pictures of each item). These items should be pictures of real/actual items from the time period covered in the unit. If done on traditional poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. If done with Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms, you'll need 10 slides (with each slide containing the key item, explanation, and picture) not counting your introductory slide (with the name of the project, your name, and your period number).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the items you'd put into a time capsule, however, you are NOT permitted to use A.I.-generated images of these items. You will need to find pictures/photographs of these items. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Description: Create a time capsule of items saved from a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Your time capsule needs to include 10 key items (with explanations and pictures of each item). These items should be pictures of real/actual items from the time period covered in the unit. If done on traditional poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. If done with Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms, you'll need 10 slides (with each slide containing the key item, explanation, and picture) not counting your introductory slide (with the name of the project, your name, and your period number).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the items you'd put into a time capsule, however, you are NOT permitted to use A.I.-generated images of these items. You will need to find pictures/photographs of these items. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
20. Timeline
Description: Create a timeline about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: This needs to include 10 key events (with explanations and pictures of each event) along an easy-to-navigate timeline. If done on traditional poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. (This should not be drawn on notebook paper.) If done with Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms, you'll need 10 slides (with each slide containing the key event, an explanation of the, and a picture/photograph/illustration).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the key events and/or pictures for your timeline. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material (and not just copy and paste it into a Google Doc).
Description: Create a timeline about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: This needs to include 10 key events (with explanations and pictures of each event) along an easy-to-navigate timeline. If done on traditional poster board, you'll need to take a picture and submit. (This should not be drawn on notebook paper.) If done with Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms, you'll need 10 slides (with each slide containing the key event, an explanation of the, and a picture/photograph/illustration).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the key events and/or pictures for your timeline. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material (and not just copy and paste it into a Google Doc).
