Taylor Swift #Swifttok Activity Theories, Thesis, Rhetorical & Literary Analysis

For years, Taylor Swift fans, Swifties, have identified Easter Eggs in the artist’s work to determine messages and meaning and come up with theories about the style of her different eras, messages she’s trying to send the public, album and track lists, and release dates.

For this assignment, students will do the same, but with their favorite artist. Students will review and analyze different forms of media to justify a theory they have about their favorite singer. Just like a Swiftie, they will look at clothing choices, images from music videos, social media posts, album artwork, and song lyrics to justify and justify their theory. Students are asked to make a #swifttok-style video or deck to present their findings.

This assignment can be used in a variety of subject areas where students are asked to research and justify evidence to support a theory. Students will present evidence from different mediums and justify how this evidence supports their theory.

The product includes a customizable version so teachers from different content areas can modify this assignment for historical figures, historical moments, science theories, and more.

Assign as a presentation or video submission. Students will love going Easter Egg hunting!

This Download includes:

• Teacher instructions
• Assignment Guidelines
• Research Hyperdoc
• Assignment Checklist
• Peer Review Activity
• Customizable Assignment Guidelines
• Links to TikTok videos to share as an examples
• Presentation/Video Grading Rubric