Yearbook Curriculum: TopicsJournalistic Writing—Body copy, headlines and subheads, captions, sidebars
Writing Style—Use of voice, imagery, figurative language, sentence variety and fresh language Ethics—Libel, invasion of privacy, copyright Reporting Photojournalism Desktop publishing Design Class Activities How will you learn concepts? Team building activities Brainstorming process Reading and annotating text Cooperative group activities Writing Process—draft/revise/peer-edit Conducting and writing up interviews (in and out of class) Analyzing professional/student models Hand drawn and computer generated mock-ups or dummies Daily exercises and practice Schoology |
Guiding Questions and ActivitiesWhat elements make up a good yearbook?
How do you gather information to tell a story?
How do you write a story that other students will want to read?
How do you add individual style to your writing?
What rules and laws do student journalists need to follow?
How do you organize and plan coverage?
How does photography help to tell the story?
How do you design a spread?
How do you use desktop publishing to facilitate design?
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