APPROVED BIG PROJECTS LIST
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Select 1 of the 20 Big Projects shown below to complete for Unit #4. Remember! You are not allowed to do the same Big Project 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 Big Project!
No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in any of the Big 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? (Google Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.)
2. What was the prompt you originally asked/fed A.I. for the project you chose? (You can take a screenshot of your prompt and paste it into a slide.)
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? (You can take a screenshot of your follow-up prompts and paste them into a slide.)
NOTE: If you did NOT use A.I. for your project, you still need to include a slide/page at the end that simply states "I did not use A.I. for this project." (There's no need to lie since you're actually allowed to use A.I. on most projects!)
Do NOT forget to include your name and period number on your Big Project!
No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in any of the Big 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? (Google Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.)
2. What was the prompt you originally asked/fed A.I. for the project you chose? (You can take a screenshot of your prompt and paste it into a slide.)
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? (You can take a screenshot of your follow-up prompts and paste them into a slide.)
NOTE: If you did NOT use A.I. for your project, you still need to include a slide/page at the end that simply states "I did not use A.I. for this project." (There's no need to lie since you're actually allowed to use A.I. on most projects!)
01. Board Game
Description: Create a board game about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: The board game should be more than just a recycled version of "Monopoly" and involve more than just rolling the dice and moving around a board. You will need to design a board, playing pieces, cards, etc. Include trivia about the different people or events used in your game. If created using traditional poster board, you'll need to take pictures and submit. (This should not be done on notebook paper.) 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 of how to play your board game.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas and images for your board game. 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 board game about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: The board game should be more than just a recycled version of "Monopoly" and involve more than just rolling the dice and moving around a board. You will need to design a board, playing pieces, cards, etc. Include trivia about the different people or events used in your game. If created using traditional poster board, you'll need to take pictures and submit. (This should not be done on notebook paper.) 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 of how to play your board game.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas and images for your board game. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
02. Card Game
Description: Create a card game about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: The card game should be more than just a recycled version of "War" or "Memory". Think big! Create your own version of "Magic: The Gathering" - assign people values and "powers". Include trivia about the different people or events used in your game. If created using traditional poster board or actual cards, you'll need to take pictures and submit. (This should not be done on notebook paper.) 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 of how to play your card game.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas and images for your card game (such as the actual cards themselves). 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 card game about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: The card game should be more than just a recycled version of "War" or "Memory". Think big! Create your own version of "Magic: The Gathering" - assign people values and "powers". Include trivia about the different people or events used in your game. If created using traditional poster board or actual cards, you'll need to take pictures and submit. (This should not be done on notebook paper.) 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 of how to play your card game.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas and images for your card game (such as the actual cards themselves). You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
03. Children's Book
Description: Write and illustrate a children's book about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Books for children rely heavily on illustrations, are genuinely "positive", and aren't bogged down by chunky paragraphs filled with words. The book needs a cover and 20 total pages. There should be at least 1 picture (in color) and 3 sentences on each page. Take a complex topic and deliver it in a fashion so creative that a child could understand! If you construct an actual children's book, you'll need to take a picture of the cover and pages and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. In this case, you would need 21 total slides (1 for the "cover" and 20 for the rest of the pages in the book).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the text, ideas, and drawings/cartoons/characters for your children's book. 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: Write and illustrate a children's book about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Books for children rely heavily on illustrations, are genuinely "positive", and aren't bogged down by chunky paragraphs filled with words. The book needs a cover and 20 total pages. There should be at least 1 picture (in color) and 3 sentences on each page. Take a complex topic and deliver it in a fashion so creative that a child could understand! If you construct an actual children's book, you'll need to take a picture of the cover and pages and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. In this case, you would need 21 total slides (1 for the "cover" and 20 for the rest of the pages in the book).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the text, ideas, and drawings/cartoons/characters for your children's book. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
04. Comic Book
Description: Pick a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s and draw your own comic book about it.
Requirements: Comic books rely heavily on illustrations, are full of "action", and aren't bogged down by chunky paragraphs filled with words. The book needs a cover and 10 total pages. It should be organized like an actual comic book and contain panels of illustrations that tell the story (in color). If you construct an actual comic book, you'll need to take a picture of the cover and pages and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. In this case, you would need 11 total slides (1 for the "cover" and 10 for the rest of the pages in the book).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the text, ideas, and drawings/cartoons/characters for your comic book. 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 from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s and draw your own comic book about it.
Requirements: Comic books rely heavily on illustrations, are full of "action", and aren't bogged down by chunky paragraphs filled with words. The book needs a cover and 10 total pages. It should be organized like an actual comic book and contain panels of illustrations that tell the story (in color). If you construct an actual comic book, you'll need to take a picture of the cover and pages and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. In this case, you would need 11 total slides (1 for the "cover" and 10 for the rest of the pages in the book).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the text, ideas, and drawings/cartoons/characters for your comic book. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
05. Documentary
Description: Make your own documentary about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Select a topic from the unit and create a documentary explaining what happened, etc. Use pictures, music, clips, and voiceovers to create a watchable documentary. This show should be 3-5 minutes in length (no shorter/no longer). No script needs to be submitted with this project, but you do need to provide something at the end that shows your sources. No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in the documentary (even for historical context); using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the images/music/voiceovers for your documentary, BUT I think you'll find it more cumbersome than helpful. (Some things are easier done yourself.) 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: Make your own documentary about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Select a topic from the unit and create a documentary explaining what happened, etc. Use pictures, music, clips, and voiceovers to create a watchable documentary. This show should be 3-5 minutes in length (no shorter/no longer). No script needs to be submitted with this project, but you do need to provide something at the end that shows your sources. No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in the documentary (even for historical context); using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the images/music/voiceovers for your documentary, BUT I think you'll find it more cumbersome than helpful. (Some things are easier done yourself.) You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
06. Facebook Account
Description: Create fake Facebook accounts (and not functioning ones) for actual people involved in major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Have the person or people you select post things to their fake Facebook account. Their posts should relate to historical events from their time period. They could be posting "live" as an event of historical significance unfolds. These Facebook pages should look as real as possible. If it's just one Facebook page, a total of 20 Facebook "posts" needs to be submitted. (Pictures/photos alone do NOT count as a "post", but they may be included as part of a post.) If you choose to create multiple Facebook pages, a total of 20 posts is needed combined across all pages. You may use picture posts only if they include an explanation of what's happening in the picture. Be creative with page names, hashtags, and posts. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the images/photographs, posts/replies for your Facebook page. Be sure to make it look like a REAL Facebook page - 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 fake Facebook accounts (and not functioning ones) for actual people involved in major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Have the person or people you select post things to their fake Facebook account. Their posts should relate to historical events from their time period. They could be posting "live" as an event of historical significance unfolds. These Facebook pages should look as real as possible. If it's just one Facebook page, a total of 20 Facebook "posts" needs to be submitted. (Pictures/photos alone do NOT count as a "post", but they may be included as part of a post.) If you choose to create multiple Facebook pages, a total of 20 posts is needed combined across all pages. You may use picture posts only if they include an explanation of what's happening in the picture. Be creative with page names, hashtags, and posts. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the images/photographs, posts/replies for your Facebook page. Be sure to make it look like a REAL Facebook page - 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 Facebook page for King George III (or KG3 on the streets). This would only be PART of what I would turn in since it needs to be far more than just a landing page. (Yikes on those A.I.-generated colony names...)
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This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of a Facebook page for George Washington. This would only be PART of what I would turn in since it needs to be far more than just a landing page. (Yikes on those melty-people crossing the Delaware. Pink Floyd would be proud...)
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This is a great example of Facebook accounts created for President FDR and Emperor Hirohito. They were done by a student (with the help of A.I.).
07. Instagram Account
Description: Create fake Instagram accounts (and not functioning ones) for actual people involved in major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Have the person or people you select post things about (or from) historic events. These pictures should look as real as possible (either because they are pictures of them at these actual events or because they were photoshopped/A.I.-generated into the events). A total of 20 "posts" needs to be submitted. If you choose to create multiple social media accounts, a total of 20 posts is needed combined across all accounts. Be creative with page names, hashtags, and posts. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the images/photographs, posts/replies for your Instagram page. Be sure to make it look like a REAL Instagram page - 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 fake Instagram accounts (and not functioning ones) for actual people involved in major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Have the person or people you select post things about (or from) historic events. These pictures should look as real as possible (either because they are pictures of them at these actual events or because they were photoshopped/A.I.-generated into the events). A total of 20 "posts" needs to be submitted. If you choose to create multiple social media accounts, a total of 20 posts is needed combined across all accounts. Be creative with page names, hashtags, and posts. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the images/photographs, posts/replies for your Instagram page. Be sure to make it look like a REAL Instagram page - 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 an Instagram page for Benjamin Franklin. This would only be PART of what I would turn in since it needs to be far more than just a landing page. You need separate information for each picture included.
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This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of an Instagram page for Mary Ludwig Hays (a.k.a. "Molly Pitcher"). This would only be PART of what I would turn in since it needs to be far more than just a landing page. You need separate information for each picture included.
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This is a great example of an Instagram account created for silent film star Clara Bow. It was done by a student (with the help of A.I.).
08. Interview
Description: Pretend to interview a famous/important person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: You will need to film this mock interview. (You can play both parts, have a friend stand in, or force a younger sibling to be nice and help you.) You should dress accordingly (let's see those powdered wigs!) and remain in character. There should be 10 topical questions asked (not counting "What's your name?" or "How are you doing?"). You should ask them what they recall - or where they were - when a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from that time happened. If done properly, this interview should last 5-7 minutes (no shorter/no longer).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the questions AND answers for the interview since you still have to act it all out IN CHARACTER. 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: Pretend to interview a famous/important person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: You will need to film this mock interview. (You can play both parts, have a friend stand in, or force a younger sibling to be nice and help you.) You should dress accordingly (let's see those powdered wigs!) and remain in character. There should be 10 topical questions asked (not counting "What's your name?" or "How are you doing?"). You should ask them what they recall - or where they were - when a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from that time happened. If done properly, this interview should last 5-7 minutes (no shorter/no longer).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the questions AND answers for the interview since you still have to act it all out IN CHARACTER. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
09. Movie Trailer & Poster
Description: Create a fictitious movie trailer AND poster about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Select a topic from the unit and create a trailer AND poster for a pretend movie about the event/person. Use pictures, music, clips, and voiceovers to create a watchable trailer. This trailer should be 2-3 minutes in length (no shorter/no longer). No script needs to be submitted with this project, but you do need to provide something at the end that shows your sources. You also need to include a movie poster to accompany your trailer. 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/trailer 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. (NOTE: If you submitted a Movie Poster for your Mini-Project for the same unit as this Big Project, you MAY resubmit it so long as the poster and trailer are for the SAME movie.) No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in the trailer (even for historical context); using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the movie poster and create the corresponding movie trailer. Be sure to make it look like a REAL trailer and movie poster! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Concerning the movie poster, please look at the examples below. The first one 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 trailer AND poster about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Select a topic from the unit and create a trailer AND poster for a pretend movie about the event/person. Use pictures, music, clips, and voiceovers to create a watchable trailer. This trailer should be 2-3 minutes in length (no shorter/no longer). No script needs to be submitted with this project, but you do need to provide something at the end that shows your sources. You also need to include a movie poster to accompany your trailer. 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/trailer 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. (NOTE: If you submitted a Movie Poster for your Mini-Project for the same unit as this Big Project, you MAY resubmit it so long as the poster and trailer are for the SAME movie.) No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in the trailer (even for historical context); using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the movie poster and create the corresponding movie trailer. Be sure to make it look like a REAL trailer and movie poster! You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
Concerning the movie poster, please look at the examples below. The first one 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 musket 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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10. NCAA Brackets
Description: Using major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events/people from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s, create NCAA-styled brackets to determine who/what is the best/most important/most influential.
Requirements: Select 16 "teams" (which would be the historical names of famous people, events, items, etc.) and set them up in Team 1 vs. Team 16 / Team 2 vs. Team 15 / Team 3 vs. Team 14 / etc. styled-pairings. Fill in the brackets by placing the "winner" on the next line. Repeat this until there is a declared winner. This should be presented with the traditional brackets you'd see in the NCAA Basketball Tournament (ala "Selection Sunday"). Additionally, you'll need to write why these people, events, or items were selected for this tournament. Be sure to discuss each "game" played and why a particular person, event, or item advanced past another. It is best to not mix people, events, and items and instead select all one or all another (meaning, pick only historical names so you don't have a person facing off against a battle). The title of this tournament should be something along the lines of "The Most Important Generals", "The Most Important Inventions", etc. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. If you decide to use Google Docs, the pages of explanations should be typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font. It does not need to be double-spaced.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the ideas/brackets/winners for each round of your NCAA Tournament. the articles and images/photographs for your newspaper. Be sure to make it look like a REAL newspaper / on-line news - 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: Using major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events/people from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s, create NCAA-styled brackets to determine who/what is the best/most important/most influential.
Requirements: Select 16 "teams" (which would be the historical names of famous people, events, items, etc.) and set them up in Team 1 vs. Team 16 / Team 2 vs. Team 15 / Team 3 vs. Team 14 / etc. styled-pairings. Fill in the brackets by placing the "winner" on the next line. Repeat this until there is a declared winner. This should be presented with the traditional brackets you'd see in the NCAA Basketball Tournament (ala "Selection Sunday"). Additionally, you'll need to write why these people, events, or items were selected for this tournament. Be sure to discuss each "game" played and why a particular person, event, or item advanced past another. It is best to not mix people, events, and items and instead select all one or all another (meaning, pick only historical names so you don't have a person facing off against a battle). The title of this tournament should be something along the lines of "The Most Important Generals", "The Most Important Inventions", etc. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. If you decide to use Google Docs, the pages of explanations should be typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font. It does not need to be double-spaced.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the ideas/brackets/winners for each round of your NCAA Tournament. the articles and images/photographs for your newspaper. Be sure to make it look like a REAL newspaper / on-line news - 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.
11. Newspaper / Online News
Description: Create a fictitious newspaper or provide (pretend) on-line news coverage about major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: This needs to be organized like an actual newspaper (print media) or organized in a fashion similar to on-line media (like Yahoo News). It should include 5 articles (with headlines, stories, and pictures). These articles need to be about actual famous/important people/events from that time. It should have the look and feel of a real newspaper or Yahoo News. Be creative! If you construct an actual newspaper, you'll need to take a picture of the cover and pages and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the articles and images/photographs for your newspaper. Be sure to make it look like a REAL newspaper / on-line news - 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 fictitious newspaper or provide (pretend) on-line news coverage about major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: This needs to be organized like an actual newspaper (print media) or organized in a fashion similar to on-line media (like Yahoo News). It should include 5 articles (with headlines, stories, and pictures). These articles need to be about actual famous/important people/events from that time. It should have the look and feel of a real newspaper or Yahoo News. Be creative! If you construct an actual newspaper, you'll need to take a picture of the cover and pages and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the articles and images/photographs for your newspaper. Be sure to make it look like a REAL newspaper / on-line news - 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.
12. Podcast
Description: Using real political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical people from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s, create a Podcast in which they must interact.
Requirements: You will need to actually record one episode (audio only) and create an advertisement (picture/illustration) to promote the Podcast. You can play multiple characters, have friends stand in, or force younger siblings to be nice and help you. You should remain in character throughout the performance. The script should be organized like an actual script with lines and the names of the actors saying them. The script should be typed up (or copy and pasted) and submitted with your video. You can put the script in a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. If written in a Google Doc, it should be 5 pages in length (no shorter/no longer). If put into Google Slides or PowerPoint, it should be 10 slides in length (no shorter/no longer), including an introductory slide with the name of the show, your name, and your period number. When played, the show itself should have a runtime of 3-5 minutes (no shorter/no longer). No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in the script or during the show; using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the ideas and script since you still have to act it all out IN CHARACTER. A.I. may also be used for the promotional picture that advertises your Podcast. 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: Using real political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical people from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s, create a Podcast in which they must interact.
Requirements: You will need to actually record one episode (audio only) and create an advertisement (picture/illustration) to promote the Podcast. You can play multiple characters, have friends stand in, or force younger siblings to be nice and help you. You should remain in character throughout the performance. The script should be organized like an actual script with lines and the names of the actors saying them. The script should be typed up (or copy and pasted) and submitted with your video. You can put the script in a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. If written in a Google Doc, it should be 5 pages in length (no shorter/no longer). If put into Google Slides or PowerPoint, it should be 10 slides in length (no shorter/no longer), including an introductory slide with the name of the show, your name, and your period number. When played, the show itself should have a runtime of 3-5 minutes (no shorter/no longer). No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in the script or during the show; using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the ideas and script since you still have to act it all out IN CHARACTER. A.I. may also be used for the promotional picture that advertises your Podcast. 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 to promote a Podcast starring George Washington and Molly Pitcher. The guest in the middle is Elon Musk. (Hey, he reached out to me about being on the show.) I still had to go in and do some self-editing to get this to my liking.
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I asked A.I. to pattern the logo for this fictitious podcast after the one used by Joe Rogan (hence the eyes in the middle of the foreheads of Washington and Molly Pitcher). You can achieve better results by feeding A.I. a picture of what you want it to mimic rather than just asking. If you track down the logo for Joe Rogan's show, you'll be impressed by what A.I. kicked back.
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This is an A.I.-generated script that I asked it to write for an episode of "Bro, it's America!" with Elon Musk as a guest. It's fantastic! You can edit it to be as long or as short as you need (so be sure to check the project requirements). Ask A.I. to make the banter between guests funny, serious, or a mixture of both. Obviously, in order to receive credit, you would have to record yourself reading this script (in character).
13. Poetry Reading
Description: Write and PERFORM your own poem about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s and record yourself presenting it at a local poetry reading.
Requirements: For starters, you WILL need to perform this poem at a local poetry reading AND someone will need to film you.
Your poem should be between 6-10 stanzas (in which one stanza is 4 lines). The poem should be meaningful and more than the childish "Roses Are Red..." approach. The poem needs to be typed up (or copy and pasted) and submitted with your video. You can put the poem in a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. There is no length requirement (in terms of number of pages or slides) since your poem has to meet the requirements mentioned above.
Remember! When performing in public, you represent yourself, your family, your school, and this classroom. No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated; using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the poem's stanzas since you still have to perform it. The performance should have HEART and demonstrate your mastery of the material. It should NOT just be you reading the lyrics in a monotone voice. If you have a crippling fear of public performances (or don't want to be filmed)... don't pick this project! (Serious submissions only.)
Description: Write and PERFORM your own poem about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s and record yourself presenting it at a local poetry reading.
Requirements: For starters, you WILL need to perform this poem at a local poetry reading AND someone will need to film you.
Your poem should be between 6-10 stanzas (in which one stanza is 4 lines). The poem should be meaningful and more than the childish "Roses Are Red..." approach. The poem needs to be typed up (or copy and pasted) and submitted with your video. You can put the poem in a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. There is no length requirement (in terms of number of pages or slides) since your poem has to meet the requirements mentioned above.
Remember! When performing in public, you represent yourself, your family, your school, and this classroom. No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated; using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the poem's stanzas since you still have to perform it. The performance should have HEART and demonstrate your mastery of the material. It should NOT just be you reading the lyrics in a monotone voice. If you have a crippling fear of public performances (or don't want to be filmed)... don't pick this project! (Serious submissions only.)
14. Reality TV Show
Description: Using real political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical people from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s, create a Reality TV Show in which they must interact.
Requirements: You will actually need to film a version of this show. You can play multiple characters, have friends stand in, or force younger siblings to be nice and help you. You should dress accordingly (within reason; don't break the budget) and remain in character throughout the performance. The script should be organized like an actual script with lines and the names of the actors saying them. The script should be typed up (or copy and pasted) and submitted with your video. You can put the script in a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. If written in a Google Doc, it should be 5 pages in length (no shorter/no longer). If put into Google Slides or PowerPoint, it should be 10 slides in length (no shorter/no longer), including an introductory slide with the name of the show, your name, and your period number. When played, the show itself should have a runtime of 3-5 minutes (no shorter/no longer). No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in the script or during the show; using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the ideas and script since you still have to act it all out IN CHARACTER. 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: Using real political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical people from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s, create a Reality TV Show in which they must interact.
Requirements: You will actually need to film a version of this show. You can play multiple characters, have friends stand in, or force younger siblings to be nice and help you. You should dress accordingly (within reason; don't break the budget) and remain in character throughout the performance. The script should be organized like an actual script with lines and the names of the actors saying them. The script should be typed up (or copy and pasted) and submitted with your video. You can put the script in a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. If written in a Google Doc, it should be 5 pages in length (no shorter/no longer). If put into Google Slides or PowerPoint, it should be 10 slides in length (no shorter/no longer), including an introductory slide with the name of the show, your name, and your period number. When played, the show itself should have a runtime of 3-5 minutes (no shorter/no longer). No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in the script or during the show; using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the ideas and script since you still have to act it all out IN CHARACTER. 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. Song / Rap
Description: Write and PERFORM your own song/rap about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: For starters, you WILL need to perform this song/rap. However, this performance will NOT be in front of Dr. Hartnell or the class. Rather, film yourself performing it at school (WITHOUT bothering other classes), at home, at a friend's house, in a studio... wherever. Your lyrics need to flow to either a pre-existing song or a basic beat that you play while you perform. You do not need to write your own music or play your own instruments (although, you are allowed). Your song/rap should clock in at 1.5-3 minutes in length (no shorter/no longer). To accomplish this, you need roughly 4-8 lines per verse and should organize it in the following manner:
1. Intro (4 lines)
2. Verse #1 (4-8 lines)
3. Chorus (4 lines)
4. Verse #2 (4-8 lines)
5. Repeat Chorus (same 4 lines)
6. Verse #3 (4-8 lines)
7. Repeat Chorus (same 4 lines)
8. Outro (4 lines)
The lyrics for the song/rap need to be typed up (or copy and pasted) and submitted with your video. You can put the lyrics in a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. There is no length requirement (in terms of number of pages or slides) since your song/rap has to meet the requirements shown above. No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated; using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the lyrics since you still have to perform it. The performance should have HEART and demonstrate your mastery of the material. It should NOT just be you reading the lyrics in a monotone voice. If you can't sing or rap (or don't want to be filmed doing either)... don't pick this project! (Serious submissions only.)
Description: Write and PERFORM your own song/rap about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: For starters, you WILL need to perform this song/rap. However, this performance will NOT be in front of Dr. Hartnell or the class. Rather, film yourself performing it at school (WITHOUT bothering other classes), at home, at a friend's house, in a studio... wherever. Your lyrics need to flow to either a pre-existing song or a basic beat that you play while you perform. You do not need to write your own music or play your own instruments (although, you are allowed). Your song/rap should clock in at 1.5-3 minutes in length (no shorter/no longer). To accomplish this, you need roughly 4-8 lines per verse and should organize it in the following manner:
1. Intro (4 lines)
2. Verse #1 (4-8 lines)
3. Chorus (4 lines)
4. Verse #2 (4-8 lines)
5. Repeat Chorus (same 4 lines)
6. Verse #3 (4-8 lines)
7. Repeat Chorus (same 4 lines)
8. Outro (4 lines)
The lyrics for the song/rap need to be typed up (or copy and pasted) and submitted with your video. You can put the lyrics in a Google Doc, Google Slides, or PowerPoint. There is no length requirement (in terms of number of pages or slides) since your song/rap has to meet the requirements shown above. No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated; using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the lyrics since you still have to perform it. The performance should have HEART and demonstrate your mastery of the material. It should NOT just be you reading the lyrics in a monotone voice. If you can't sing or rap (or don't want to be filmed doing either)... don't pick this project! (Serious submissions only.)
16. Storyboard
Description: Create your own storyboard about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s. Storyboards are generally used to map out how a script or story will look once it is animated or acted out. If you were to create a storyboard for the story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", the first panel would show Goldilocks in front of the bears' house. The next few panels ("scenes") would portray her eating the different porridges with certain looks on her face to show disapproval/approval. Basically, the panels break down the story into bite-sized scenes and help the viewer picture how it will all come to life.
Requirements: Storyboards obviously rely heavily on illustrations. The storyboard needs a total of 24 panels. It should be organized like an actual storyboard with 6 panels on each page (4 pages total). These panels should be in color. If you construct an actual storyboard, you'll need to take a picture of the pages and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. (Submissions sketched on notebook paper will not be accepted.)
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the ideas and images/illustrations for your storyboard. Be sure to make it look like a REAL storyboard. 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 your own storyboard about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s. Storyboards are generally used to map out how a script or story will look once it is animated or acted out. If you were to create a storyboard for the story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", the first panel would show Goldilocks in front of the bears' house. The next few panels ("scenes") would portray her eating the different porridges with certain looks on her face to show disapproval/approval. Basically, the panels break down the story into bite-sized scenes and help the viewer picture how it will all come to life.
Requirements: Storyboards obviously rely heavily on illustrations. The storyboard needs a total of 24 panels. It should be organized like an actual storyboard with 6 panels on each page (4 pages total). These panels should be in color. If you construct an actual storyboard, you'll need to take a picture of the pages and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. (Submissions sketched on notebook paper will not be accepted.)
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the ideas and images/illustrations for your storyboard. Be sure to make it look like a REAL storyboard. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
17. Time Travel Brochure
Description: Pick a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s and create a brochure to convince people to travel "back in time" to witness or be a part of/attend.
Requirements: Pick an event and provide 10 reasons (with pictures) as to why someone would want to go back in time to revisit it. The brochure can be humorous (and satirical), so long as it isn't offensive. If you construct an actual brochure, you'll need to take a picture of the various pages and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. In this case, you would need 11 total slides (1 for the "cover" and 10 for the rest of the pages in the brochure).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the ideas/reasons and images/photographs for your time travel brochure. Be sure to make it look like a REAL travel brochure. 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 from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s and create a brochure to convince people to travel "back in time" to witness or be a part of/attend.
Requirements: Pick an event and provide 10 reasons (with pictures) as to why someone would want to go back in time to revisit it. The brochure can be humorous (and satirical), so long as it isn't offensive. If you construct an actual brochure, you'll need to take a picture of the various pages and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. In this case, you would need 11 total slides (1 for the "cover" and 10 for the rest of the pages in the brochure).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the ideas/reasons and images/photographs for your time travel brochure. Be sure to make it look like a REAL travel brochure. 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. Video Game
Description: Create a video game advertising campaign about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Unless you have some hidden coding skills, you will NOT need to make a functioning video game. Instead, you will create artwork for the cover of the game, provide 5 in-game screenshots demonstrating the storyline of the game (these may include people with weapons but it MUST NOT show people being killed in any fashion, nor can "killing as many people as possible" be the goal of the game), and include a poster advertising your game as the "must have" item of the holiday season. For the in-game screenshots, be sure to put each picture on a separate slide and provide an explanation as to what is happening and what the objective is at that point in the game. ("In this screenshot, the main character is trying to cross the Delaware River without tipping his boat. To do this, you have to toggle the balance bar on the screen by tapping the A and B buttons on the controller as fast as you can. If you don't tap the buttons fast enough, the boat will tip, and you and the other soldiers will fall into the icy water and freeze to death. If this happens, you have to start that part of the game over and try again.") If created using traditional poster board, you'll need to take pictures and submit. (This should not be done on notebook paper.) 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 of what your video game is about and how to play it. No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in the game (even for historical context); using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas and images for your video game. 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 video game advertising campaign about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Unless you have some hidden coding skills, you will NOT need to make a functioning video game. Instead, you will create artwork for the cover of the game, provide 5 in-game screenshots demonstrating the storyline of the game (these may include people with weapons but it MUST NOT show people being killed in any fashion, nor can "killing as many people as possible" be the goal of the game), and include a poster advertising your game as the "must have" item of the holiday season. For the in-game screenshots, be sure to put each picture on a separate slide and provide an explanation as to what is happening and what the objective is at that point in the game. ("In this screenshot, the main character is trying to cross the Delaware River without tipping his boat. To do this, you have to toggle the balance bar on the screen by tapping the A and B buttons on the controller as fast as you can. If you don't tap the buttons fast enough, the boat will tip, and you and the other soldiers will fall into the icy water and freeze to death. If this happens, you have to start that part of the game over and try again.") If created using traditional poster board, you'll need to take pictures and submit. (This should not be done on notebook paper.) 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 of what your video game is about and how to play it. No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in the game (even for historical context); using such will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate ideas and images for your video game. 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 video game called "Call of Duty: The Hill". It's patterned after the popular series and would allow a player to try to win the American Revolution as either a colonist or stop the rebels as a Redcoat. (Additional edits would be needed to address the litany of spelling errors since A.I. struggles mightily in that department.)
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This is an A.I.-generated advertisement I made for the hottest video game this holiday season... Santa approves! (This took several passes to get it the way I wanted.)
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I asked A.I. to create very specific first person POV in-game screenshots for "Call of Duty: The Hill". You'll see the home screen, an interactive dialogue screen with Paul Revere (in which you let him know "One if by land" or "Two if by sea"), the Battle of Monmouth in which you have to fire a cannon, and the Battle of Cowpens in which you have to stop the British advance. (These were a ton of fun to create!)
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I asked A.I. to create very specific first person POV in-game screenshots for "Call of Duty: The Hill". You'll see the home screen, an interactive dialogue screen with a captured British soldier, the Battle of Brandywine in which you have to hold the line against a British bayonet charge, and trying to navigate the Delaware River on your way to fight the Hessians on Christmas. (These were a ton of fun to create!)
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Here's a great example of helping A.I. give you exactly what you want. I uploaded the video game cover on the left into A.I. and asked it to make a game based on the War of 1812 (when the British burned the White House). I provided it with some additional details... and the result was impressive (middle cover). I tinkered with it a bit more to get the image on the right. Either would work!
Here's another example of feeding A.I. an existing image to edit. Try to give it as many details as possible before you have it generate the image. A.I. struggles if too many edits are requested after producing its initial image (it never gave me the correct British flag).
Not every video game has to be some blood soaked first-person shooter! Here I used A.I. to make LEGO and Angry Birds versions.
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On the top left is the first image that A.I. kicked back to me when I asked it to make the video game cover look like "Red Dead Redemption". Not bad. However, I wanted it to look more like the actual cover, so I fed A.I. an image of that exact cover. A.I. overhauled its own image into the one on the top right. Then I asked it to make it look like a physical game case, and that's the bottom image. Make A.I. work for YOU!
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19. "X" Account (formerly Twitter)
Description: Create fake "X" accounts (and not functioning ones) for actual people involved in major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Have the person or people you select post things about (or from) historic events. These pictures should look as real as possible (either because they are pictures of them at these actual events or because they were photoshopped/A.I.-generated into the events). They could be posting "live" as an event of historical significance unfolds. These posts should look and sound as real as possible (meaning you need to adhere to the 280 characters limit per post). A total of 20 posts need to be submitted. All 20 can come from 1 person or they can be a "collection" of posts from multiple people. Be creative with the handles, hashtags, and posts. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the images/photographs, posts/replies for your Instagram page. Be sure to make it look like a REAL "X" page - 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 fake "X" accounts (and not functioning ones) for actual people involved in major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical events from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: Have the person or people you select post things about (or from) historic events. These pictures should look as real as possible (either because they are pictures of them at these actual events or because they were photoshopped/A.I.-generated into the events). They could be posting "live" as an event of historical significance unfolds. These posts should look and sound as real as possible (meaning you need to adhere to the 280 characters limit per post). A total of 20 posts need to be submitted. All 20 can come from 1 person or they can be a "collection" of posts from multiple people. Be creative with the handles, hashtags, and posts. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project.
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the images/photographs, posts/replies for your Instagram page. Be sure to make it look like a REAL "X" page - 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 an "X" page for Thomas Jefferson. This would only be PART of what I would turn in since it needs to be far more than just a landing page. You need separate information for each post included. (I had to do multiple edits to get this page correct.)
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This is an A.I.-generated image that I made of an "X" page for Patrick Henry. This would only be PART of what I would turn in since it needs to be far more than just a landing page. You need separate information for each post included. (I had to do multiple edits to get this page correct.)
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This is a great example of an "X" account created for actress Gene Tierney. It was done by a student (with the help of A.I.).
20. Yearbook
Description: Create a high school-styled yearbook that includes multiple people from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: This needs to be 10 pages in length and include a cover with a picture of the school, 15 "students", 3 "clubs", 3 "sports", a "Most Likely to..." page, and an autograph page (with pretend messages left by these 15 students to each other). These students should be famous/important people from that time, and you should use existing illustrations/pictures or photoshopped/A.I.-generated versions for everything in your yearbook. It should have the look and feel of an actual yearbook. Be creative! If you construct an actual yearbook, you'll need to take a picture of the cover and pages and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. In this case, you would need 11 total slides (1 for the "cover" and the rest reserved for the pages in the yearbook).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the ideas and photographs for your yearbook. A.I. can certainly generate some pretty funny group photos for the various extracurricular activities! Be sure to make it look like a REAL yearbook. 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 high school-styled yearbook that includes multiple people from World War II (1939-1945), the Cold War (only these specific years: 1945-1959), the Korean War (1950-1953), or the pop culture of the 1940s/1950s.
Requirements: This needs to be 10 pages in length and include a cover with a picture of the school, 15 "students", 3 "clubs", 3 "sports", a "Most Likely to..." page, and an autograph page (with pretend messages left by these 15 students to each other). These students should be famous/important people from that time, and you should use existing illustrations/pictures or photoshopped/A.I.-generated versions for everything in your yearbook. It should have the look and feel of an actual yearbook. Be creative! If you construct an actual yearbook, you'll need to take a picture of the cover and pages and submit. Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platforms are strongly recommended for this particular project. In this case, you would need 11 total slides (1 for the "cover" and the rest reserved for the pages in the yearbook).
A.I. Use: You may use A.I. to generate the ideas and photographs for your yearbook. A.I. can certainly generate some pretty funny group photos for the various extracurricular activities! Be sure to make it look like a REAL yearbook. You are still responsible for putting it all into a coherent, creative, and easy-to-follow presentation that demonstrates your mastery of the material.
