Assignment Idea

To my mom

If you’re like me, you are super close to your mom. The woman who has done everything for you from missing work to be with you, to driving hours to be with you. But there is not enough words to thank her. How do you even show her how much you appreciate her for doing everyhing she has done (or even just for loving you) For this assignment you must write an open letter to your mother. Whether it is a thank you letter, a sorry letter, or an anger one. Express the words you always wanted to say to your mother and have fun with it!

Rooty Tooty Speech of the West

When most people think of cowboys, they also think of an Appalachian dialect. Record yourself saying something (whether it be a monologue, song lyrics, poem, etc.) and replace words such as “you guys” “uh”, a.k.a. typical American space words, with words like “ya’ll” “yee-haw”. Watch as your simple monologue turns into the rooty tooty speech of the West! 

* Attached website which lists Western slang

Get off my porch

Eastwood ain’t interested in your strange behavior. What’s got’em so upset? Use this transparent GIF and add your own atrocity.

Menu Design

For this assignment, you are going to deisgn your own menu! You can use any layout software (I used InDesign) but anything will work!

You in Collage Form

This comes with simple instructions. Make a collage with images and words that describe you or mean something to you. This can either be done with actual materials like paper and magazine clips or by taking images, memes, and fonts from the Internet. Be careful to focus on the design of the collage, not just putting things together in a big glob. Have fun and be creative!

Music Mash

Take two or more songs that are similar and mash them togeather into a conversation.

Missing Person

Create a missing posters flyer for a fictional movie/show character, made-up person, animal, or a real person. Be sure to include a picture, the name, characteristics, and last seen date and place. Let your imagination do the talking for this poster!

Motivational Poster

Find an image and design a Motivational Poster for that situation. It should include advice or a favorite quote. Feel free to get creative or make it sarcastic. 

Arts and Crafts Tutorial

You probably have watched at least one arts and crafts video in your life. Now is your chance to make your own! Record yourself making a fun arts and crafts project tutorial. Make sure you use voice overlay with step by step instructions and music to enhance the video. I followed this tutorial on YouTube in order to make my own tutorial on how to make a paper hat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_tDKdXhv0g

How to Video

For this assignment you are to make a tutorial video. It doesn’t have to be anything specific, just any type of “how to” or life hack video. Or, to make things more interesting try making a tutorial video on how to make a tutorial video.