“This project is going to be due months from now, in April. However, that does not mean you should wait until April to start it because I guarantee you; you will fail. This is not any ordinary project…” Mrs. Trumbalt started off.

Sighs and groans could be heard from the class, as the majority was planning on waiting last minute to complete the project.

“Since this senior seminar, you all know you must complete a senior project. Instead of doing the normal, boring, everyday projects, I offer you an alternative I think you’ll all appreciate…I want you all to work with your partners to create a video project. This video should show each of your lives and simply what it’s like to be you. I am passing around the guideline page as we speak. Read over them now and let me know if you have any questions. You can do the usual, or you can submit this as you senior project; either way you will all have to complete it for my class,” she commented, handing out the last of the assignment guideline sheets.

A nerdy looking girl with coke bottle glasses and long stringy hair, sitting front & center raised her hand.

“Yes Julie?” the teacher said.

“So the project is due April 16th, but we have three checkpoints before then?” Julie asked, glancing down at the sheet of paper as she pushed her glasses up on her nose.

“Yes. In January, February, and March, you will all have to show me your progress so I know you are on the right track. You will receive a grade each time that factors into your final grade on the project.

Spencer raised her hand next, a slightly confused look on her face. “But I don’t see any specific rules on what exactly you’re looking for. All I see for the first checkpoint is five minutes worth of material detailing the other person’s life. And for the others, there’s suggestions including hobbies, places they like to go, sports, family and classes.”

A buzz started going around in the class, as students talked to each other at a whisper.

“Settle down class,” the teacher said, raising her voice slightly. “Now I only want you all to worry about the first checkpoint right now. You’ve got a month to complete that. I want five minutes of well-put together video. I do not simply want a Q&A session where you just sit down and ask each other back and worth. The purpose in the video is to get a pictorial version of it. So get creative. Any other questions for right now?”