Can We Have a Video Project Too?

Don't judge, but several of my friends are in Honors English.  So of course I am aware of their video project, in which they formed groups to film a short movie based on the story of Beowulf and Grendel.  My self and a few other AP students were even lucky enough to be included as extras in one particular group's video.  In Spanish 4 last year, a group of us, which included Alex K and two non-AP English students, made two Spanish movies.  We made one of them in the fall and another in the spring, both based upon stories we read in class.  Not only were these movies very fun to make, but they were also extremely beneficial in regards to improving my Spanish knowledge and ability.  Our group in particular went above and beyond the criteria and expectations for these videos, or "over achieved" as I may boldly insinuate.  This could be revealed by their length (22 minutes), content (various special effects including light sabers and a green screen), and hype (one of them completed a trilogy from two previous Spanish movies dating back to eighth grade).  Nonetheless, school video projects for me have been excellent sources of combining the structured and creative sides of education.

So if you read the title of this blog and have considered the details have laid out above, it seems pretty obvious what I am implying here.  I think it would be an outstanding educational (and fun) activity if we took the realm of AP English, like the blogs have, outside of the class room, if we had our own video project towards the end of the year.  My idea is this:

Students form groups of their choice to put together a short film (a minimum and maximum length can be decided upon later) in which they depict the major events, characters, and themes of one of the works of literature we have read by the end of the school year.  They would include elements from our data sheets, such as important quotes and devices, as well as topics from our discussions that resonated because of their importance.  This activity would serve as a brilliant study guide for the AP test, in the sense that we would need to review our group's particular book, we would watch each others videos, and we would be relieved of some of the stress that accumulates as May rolls around, because of the combination of fun and function the project would provide.  So today, I am formally requesting that my teacher and fellow classmates, at the very least, consider this project as a possible assignment.  I personally think it would be very enjoyable as well as beneficial, just as the blogs have been.  So please, can we have a video project too?