For this blog post our instructor asked us to make up an assignment for the class. We had total creative freedom. The assignment I created is below. Let me know what you think!

 

Assignment 5: A Night to Remember

Due Thursday May 1, 2014

Scope:

Create a “special event’s” print and web publications. The event can be a wedding, a shower, a banquet, a gala, etc. The list of items for the event includes: invitations (both print and electronic), a program for the night of, a graphic to change social media profile pictures, a Twitter account for the event ran by you with an official hashtag and 5 Tweets posted on the account (2 leading up to the event, 2 at the event, and 1 after it is over), and a premade email to all guest reminding them of the event.

Blog Post:

Students will also write a 250 word reflection blog post for the assignment.

Did you struggle with any section of this assignment? What did you like? Dislike? What did you learn from this assignment?

Hints:

• Pick an event or an organization planning the event that you are familiar with.
• Invitations should be 4 in. x 6 in.
• Programs can be as small as 4 in. x 6 in. or as large as 8 in. x 11 in.
• Graphic should be minimum 180×180 pixels

Grading:

100 total points: You will be graded per publication (20 points each)

Rating: 3

Originally posted at OU Public Relations Publications