Walker School American Studies

Examples of Student Projects

The following are SOME of the best examples of what could be done with this assignment. Each has its own style of presentation and its own imperfections, but after perusing these, you may get a good example as to what your FINAL project might be like. You will notice how much more sophisticated AmStud students get with the technology through the years.

 

Class of 2007

Liz M Cemetary art - Paper with photographs

Sarah O'D People and their Pets (photographs were not digitized, so just the paper)

Class of 2008

Erin C Weight Obsession - Paper with photographs

Adam McT Veterans Administration - Paper with Photographs (notable for the pictures not included)

Eryn K Sacred Harp Singing - Video podcast (large file). First of its kind for Walker AmStud.

 

Class of 2009

Kapil B Animation - Paper with embedded photo and film (Some hyperlinks are edited from original version to You.tube in order to save the local server). First of its kind for Walker AmStud.

Drew O Jazz Nightclub - Paper with embedded audio. First of its kind for Walker AmStud.

Kaitie H StarGate SG-1 Fandom - video (hyperlink pending). First of its kind for Walker AmStud.

 

Class of 2010

Andres Berrios Tex Mex - Paper is not available, but video of Andres explaining Nachos is a hoot regardless of the aydio problems.

Shira Metter Women and Harleys - Paper with embedded video

Steven Touchton Music Magazines: A comparison of Rolling Stone with Paste - Paper with embedded sound files.

 

Class of 2011

Sky Burks-Polee Monsters Making Monsters: Our Society’s Affect on the Vampire - Paper with PowerPoint Presentation.

Nick Flint Civil War Era Iron Furnaces in Georgia - Research paper with embedded aduio files of interviews accessed through an interactive website. First of its kind for Walker AmStud.

Marshall Haltom Appalachian Dulcimer - Video blog. Requires Quicktime. Marshall gets the prize for finishing his project with the coolest souvenir of all Walker AmStud projects to date.

Derek Onken New York Farmstead Goat Cheese - Paper with embedded video. You might be wondering "What a weird topic," but Derek does this very nicely. Requires the use of a program that reads .VOB files. Recommend "Final Media Player available at http://www.finalmediaplayer.com/index.html

Ben Mathis Through Hiking on the Appalchian Trail - Video blog. Requires program with the ability to read .VOB files. Recommend "Final Media Player" available at http://www.finalmediaplayer.com/index.html

Jordan Perry Black Images in American Media - Amos and Andy through Tyler Perry - Documentary. Notable for some fairly sophisticated sound and film editing. Requires program with the ability to read .VOB files. Recommend "Final Media Player" available at http://www.finalmediaplayer.com/index.html

Tori Plourde Hippotherapy - Paper with embedded video. If you do not know immediately what the title means, just go ahead and read the paper. Requires Quicktime.

Ryan Selvaggio The Economic Effects of State Parks in Georgia - Video blog in four parts available on Youtube. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

 

Class of 2012

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