Task
Create a business card for yourself. Your card should help others know and remember you. Ideally it should convey a sense of who you are, what you do, or your interests — cheerleader, Halo buff, teacher's assistant, student government, community volunteer, e-bay millionaire, entrepreneur.

A business card generally focuses on a single facet of an individual or business. You may be a cheerleader who also raises rabbits and tutors younger students after school. Create a business card for just one of those aspects of your school life or extracurricular activities.

Step 1 - Planning Sheet and Test Print
First, decide what you want your business card to tell others. It may help to list everything about yourself then pick one topic. Describe yourself. After deciding on what aspect of your school life or activities that you want to focus, make a list or write a description that tells about that part of your life. Decide if you want a "serious" or formal card or something more light-hearted or informal. Place the following information on your planning sheet:

1. Using the Business Card Checklist, list the major components of your business card. If appropriate, come up with a title for yourself.
• To put everything you want on this small card you may need to come up with different ways to say the same thing.
• Look for shorter words in place of long ones. Use a single word in place of two or three different ones. Experiment with abbreviations.
2. Sketch out some rough ideas of how you want your business card to look — including any graphics you think you want to include. Look through at least three different web resources for ideas. (Example web resources: 1, 2, 3 - note you cannot use these as your three.)
3. Check with the teacher about the software and templates available for you to use.
4. Print a test sheet of cards. Attach the test sheet to the back of your planning sheet.

You must have approval on your planning and test sheets before you print on card stock.

Step 2 - Turn in A Summary Page and a Business Card Sample

1. Print your final design on business card stock.
2. Print and complete a summary page, and attach your business card to this page.