Unit 4

Unit 4 - Event Planning

This unit is intended to provide students with the hands-on experience of planning, promoting, and running a major entertainment/sports event. In this unit students will organize, promote, and run a major entertainment or sports event here at Muskego High School.

Enduring Understandings...

  1. Successful entertainment/sports events satisfy the wants and needs of consumers.

  2. Entertainment/sports events are dynamic in nature and must continuously change to satisfy the “Fan’s rule”.

  3. The event triangle is an essential component of a entertainment/sports events as it emphasizes the relationships between producers and consumers.

    1. Planning successful entertainment/sports events requires many resources.

    2. Goal setting is a critical components of entertainment/sports event planning.

Essential Questions...

  1. What makes a successful entertainment/sports event?

  2. What role does panning play in the success of a entertainment/sports event?

  3. How should promotional campaigns vary by intended audience?

  4. How can fan experience impact the repeated success of a entertainment/sports event?

In this unit event planners (classmates and you) will plan, promote, and run a major sports/entertainment event for the greater Muskego area community and a local charity. Your SEM section may be assigned the following events...

Resources...

Learning Targets...

  1. Develop and carry out a full promotional plan for a client.

    1. Gain sponsors for a major entertainment/sports events

    2. Create a dynamic, engaging, and entertaining entertainment/sports event.

    3. Set goals as part of the entertainment/sports event planing process.

    4. Plan and execute a successful entertainment/sports event.