Friday Night Lights Research Paper

Reflection: Friday Night Lights

1) What were you/your group responsible for in the preparation of Friday Night Lights? My group and I were responsible for the creation of posters and banners to be put up around the school. We spent most of the class time thinking of ways to advertise Friday Night Lights to the public; for instance, we decided to put together two different posters — one for field hockey and the other for football. Moreover, we painted a banner to be displayed by the main entrance. The purpose was to bring Friday Night Lights to students’ attention through artwork, in addition to providing the Social Media Committee visuals for their Facebook posts.

2) How do you think you/your group did in executing what it was you were

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For example, in the early stages of planning, we got off to a slow start. We were uncertain as to which pictures we should use for the posters, and as a result, posters were printed the week of the event. The banner was put together shortly after — with the help of other groups — and was mounted in the front foyer on the Thursday before Friday Night Lights. The entire process of executing our tasks was particularly prolonged and sluggish; however, my group persevered. As the event grew closer, reality hit us and we, in a frenzy, scrambled to complete everything on time. Overall, I believe we did a satisfactory job in completing our assignments, although it could have gone better with more preparation.

3) Identify one additional task or job you would have given your group to complete which would have added to the success of FNL. Explain in detail. There is not one specific task that I would have given my group to complete; however, if I could do things differently, I would have organized my group in a more effective manner. For instance, each member of the group had the freedom to work on anything they wanted to. The choices were to help edit the posters, search for previous FNL pictures, and/or paint the banner. Nevertheless, the problem soon dawned on me that not everybody was contributing, thus, leading to low performance efficiency. I should have assigned each member

One of the challenges in preparing for the event was working alongside individuals whom you’re close to. It was quite difficult separating the friendship from the working relationship; for instance, in cases where I had to ask somebody to focus on our assignment, I was worried if they would get upset or if they would take me seriously. Alternatively, it was tough giving orders to classmates who I felt were more superior in their own ways. Fortunately, throughout the organization of this event, the doubts I had slowly faded away as I became more comfortable with my