Above is an example for this assignment (created by Candace Downing, so the letters are "c" and "d"). Your letters may be upper-case and/or lower-case; they may be a single object or several objects put together. Your scene can be fancier that this example but do not include any extraneous elements other than the floor, the wall in the background, and the two letters in the foreground.
Here is some of the best work from Fall 2009 semester:
http://christopherheckey.blogspot.com/2009/11/building-scene-in-maya.html
http://astrosplayhouse.blogspot.com/2009/11/building-scene-in-maya.html
http://physics123alanpasman.blogspot.com/2009/11/building-scene-in-maya.html
http://elizabeth-medina.blogspot.com/2009/11/building-scene-in-maya.html
http://samcriner.blogspot.com/2009/11/building-scene-in-maya.html
http://ryancanimation.blogspot.com/2009/11/building-scene-in-maya.html
