Gr ad uation Invitation Cards & Thank-You Notes

Graduation Invitation Cards&

Thank-You Notes

2011~2012 (2nd Term) Form 6 English Project

‘ The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet’. (AristotleAristotle)

What to do?What to do?

• Work individually;

• Design a graduation invitation card for our school’s 11th 11th

graduation ceremonygraduation ceremony;

• Write a thank-you note to your headmaster, teachers or

mentor;

• Submit your hard copy (hand-written work) or send it to the

mailbox: f6project@hotmail.com

Sending your project via E-mailSending your project via E-mail

Graduation Invitation Cards

Task 1

Source: http://paperworksdesign.com/invitations/graduation/

Sample Invitation #1Sample Invitation #1

Source: http://paperworksdesign.com/invitations/graduation/

Sample Invitation #2Sample Invitation #2

Source: http://paperworksdesign.com/invitations/graduation/

Sample Invitation #3Sample Invitation #3

• White A4 sized papers or other decent types of

coloured paper/card;

• Any clear types of font, preferably black, with the

minimum size of 14;

• Words could either be typed or

hand-written;

• Graphic design is necessarynecessary.

Format: Invitation Cards Format: Invitation Cards

Format: Invitation CardsFormat: Invitation Cards

• On the paper card, there must be…– graphic design–appropriate invitation wording

• At the back of your card, write down your…– class–name and student number

What should we write on an What should we write on an invitation?invitation?

1. Name of our school

2.2. A guest’s nameA guest’s name

3. Year and class of the high school graduation

4. Date of the graduation ceremony

5. Venue of the graduation ceremony

6. The information of the graduation reception

7. R.S.V.P. information

Possible GuestsPossible Guests

Chief Executive of Macao

Director of Macao Education and Youth Affairs Bureau

Common VocabulariesCommon Vocabularies

• (cordiallycordially) invite

• celebrate

• the (high schoolhigh school) graduation

• a reception / graduation dinner

• provide

Free clip art for designing Free clip art for designing graduation invitation cards graduation invitation cards

You may check out the following links:

http://parentingteens.about.com/od/graduation/ss/printable-graduation-invitations-free.htm

http://webclipart.about.com/od/msubgrada1/Graduation_Clip_Art.htm

A Reference Sitehttp://www.cardsshoppe.com/graduation-announcements/graduation-invitations.htm

Thank-You Notes

Task 2

Source: http://www.thank-you-note-examples.com/teacher-appreciation-ideas.html

What is a thank-you note?What is a thank-you note?

Source: http://www.memorablegifts.com/gifts/pc/Thank-You-Teacher-Plaque-with-Easel-p6403.htmhttp://www.ennisflowers.com.au/showProduct/Gifts/Frames/FRNPoemteacher/Frangipani+Poem+White+-+Teacher

What is a thank-you note?What is a thank-you note?

• White A4 sized papers or any decent types of coloured

papers/cards;

• Any clear types of font, preferably black, with the

minimum size of 14;

• The minimum word count is 5050;

• Words could either be typed

or hand-written;

• Graphic design is allowed

but not a must.

Format: Thank-you notesFormat: Thank-you notes

In your thank-you note, you should…In your thank-you note, you should…

• expressexpress your feeling or thinking towards your

high school graduation;

• expressexpress your gratitude to the person for his

support and encouragement to you;

• useuse your own ideas and appropriate words;

• not usenot use too many quotations (one short (one short

quotation is acceptable)quotation is acceptable).

A Reference Sitehttp://www.thank-you-note-samples.com/thank-you-teacher.html

““Please take account of the following Please take account of the following elements when you prepare your project.”elements when you prepare your project.”

• Contents & Grammar

• Layout

• Design

• Clarity

All projects should be submitted on or before

Friday, 4Friday, 4thth May, 2012 May, 201210:05 p.m.10:05 p.m.

Submission Date

Late assignment