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Yearbook Projects
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MP#4 Projects - Project Worksheet
20 pts - Project 1 - Photograph and document a yearbook spring event - sports, clubs, field trips, interesting class projects, etc.
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200+ photos of the event(s)
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20 edits - label
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A synopsis or bulleted list of what happened at the event. Include highlights, final scores, good plays, etc.
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Develop 4 captions for your best photos. 2 captions=ABCD; 2 captions=B and corD
15 pts - Project 2 - Senior Video Segments
- Watch videos
- Develop ideas for segments and graphic design
- Learn Premiere basics
- Work as groups to complete segments
5 pts - Art Show Display - pick 3+ of your best works (photos, yearbook design, stories, captions, etc.) - Print and mount. Display with an artist's statement.See samples.
5 pts - Group Project - Letter to future yearbook staff. Work on possible themes/ ideas for next year's book.
20 pt - Final Projects - Mural Design, T-Shirt Design (Every Child Matters or Yearbook Class), Crafts, etc
50 pts - Class Effort and Participation - 1 pt/day
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Yearbook MP#4 - Project Ideas
Letter to Future Yearbook Staff - Paper Copy
Write a one-page letter to a future staff member. These letters will be shared with next year’s staff on the first day of school, so this is your opportunity to leave your mark. Include the date at the top and a signature line at the bottom. Sign your name when you are finished. Address the following:
Responsibilities
• What is the most important part of yearbook production?
• What does it take to be a great staff member?
• What tips do you have for meeting deadlines?Motivation
• How can you contribute to keeping up staff morale?
• How do you motivate your peers?
• What staff traditions or rituals would you like to see carried forward? Why?Goals for the future
• What was this year’s staff’s greatest accomplishment?
• How can next year’s staff build on that accomplishment?
• What goals would you suggest for next year’s staff?One thing you know now
• Address any obstacles or concerns a future editor or staffer might face.Tips for success
- What sort of tips will make the student more successful?
- What do you wish the teachers/ advisers/ editors would do?
Yearbook MP#4 – Project 2 - Paper Copy
Pick 1
Collecting Ideas Scavenger Hunt
chance to earn yearbook bucks
Look for graphic design ideas online, in magazines, or from yearbooks. You can copy>paste the ideas, or photograph them with a device. Compile your ideas into the linked document framework, Power Point, a word document, or paste them to pieces of paper or posterboard. Label and write your ideas and feedback for each. HERE is a document you can use if you like..
1) Theme Ideas
2) Cover Inspiration
3) Color- 3-5 specific colors (I recommend color scheme designer)
4) Fonts (1001 free fonts and DaFont are great)
5) Headline Design- 5
6) Topics/ Coverage Ideas – 5
7) Spreads Student Life - 2
8) Sports Sidebar Ideas – 3
9) Senior or Underclass Topics – 3
10) Profiles for Mugs section - 3
11) Sports Spreads – 2
12) Infographics or Poll Samples - 3
Create your own yearbook spread, but base it on something from your own life: a hobby/interest, my friends, my family, a sport or extra-curricular activity, etc. – with cover, story, graphics and photos. It can be an autobiographical, with personal photos, essays, poems, activities, interests, etc. built around a personal theme determine by you. Videos & Podcasts Develop your spread digitally (Free software: Pixlr on Chromebook, Gimp on computer), hard copy glued to paper or scrapbook, or arranged on Google Docs. Size of spread should be 11” h x 17” w minimum. Use proper spread design skills learned in class (dominant photo, eyeline, modular content modules, use of tight and wide spacing where needed, story, captions, gutter and margin planning, etc.)
Senior Video Segment
chance to earn yearbook bucks
Pick one of the following to create a 3-5 minute video segment. Consider editing content to best visual quality, variety of students, audio that fits, and smooth transitions. I have a lot of the photo content at home and can share it using Google folders. You can use any video editing software that works for you. Some free samples include iMovie, Avidemux, Openshot, and VideoPad.
· Remember When- photo segment of K-11
· Senior Year Candids & Student Life
· Sports Photos
· Video “Interview” – Get short answer video response from senior class to a question (ex: future plans, favorite memory, hidden talent, snippet of a skill or hobby, etc.) (most yearbook bucks)
