Get ready with back-to-school ideas for Yearbook Class. From school spirit to organization and teamwork, these activites are picture perfect.
These tips for new yearbook advisers will get you going in the right direction for yearbook class. It's important to have a plan when you get started.
These tips for new yearbook advisers will get you going in the right direction for yearbook class. It's important to have a plan when you get started.
Elevate your yearbook journalism program with my comprehensive yearbook curriculum! From yearbook syllabus to lessons and theme examples, this BUNDLE has got you covered. Start creating memorable yearbooks today with this detailed yearbook curriculum that can be used in a journalism course. Teaching a yearbook journalism class can be a fun and enjoyable experience. This journalism curriculum pack will set you up for planning, organizing, and making your yearbook. With tips and tricks, activities, and information sheets, this yearbook guide is the perfect thing to help you pace and teach a yearbook class. This journalism yearbook curriculum pack includes: ⭐️Yearbook Timeline: Monthly Outline of What Needs to be Completed ⭐️Yearbook Beginning Forms: Staff Application, Contract, Syllabus, & Editor Roles Staff Application Returning Staff Application Staff Contract Section Editor Contract Editor-in-Chief Contract Yearbook Syllabus ⭐️Yearbook, Journalism, Planning Your Book: Theme, Concept, Cover, More Worksheets Tone Theme Organizing sections Developing sub-themes Fonts Colors Folio Cover Design ⭐️Yearbook Assignment: Get to Know the Staff, Layout Templates, Graphic Design PowerPoint introduction with examples, layout and design tips Teacher instructions, tips, and how tos Assignment rubric Assignment checklist for the students Layout and design tip worksheet Interview questions worksheet ⭐️Yearbook, Journalism Worksheets: Organization Tips, Story Ideas, Data Collection Organization tips Everyday story ideas Athletics information sheet Student life information sheet Clubs information sheet Student spotlight information sheet Fine arts performances information sheet Artist spotlight information sheet Academics information sheet Student photography release form ⭐️Yearbook, Journalism Interview Sheets: Printable, Editable, Nine Different Areas Athletics Academics Band Chorus Clubs Student Life Student Spotlight Theater Visual Arts ⭐️Yearbook Photography Tips and Assignment: Composition and Photojournalism 2 Lesson plans (each lesson plan includes a big idea, essential questions, objectives, art standards, writing and literacy standards, supply list, vocabulary list, and a step-by-step breakdown on how to present this assignment.) Composition: Rules of composition presentation, Student notes, Scavenger hunt sheet and Rubric Yearbook Tips: Yearbook photography tips presentation, Tips handout, 10 photos assignment sheet, and 10 photos rubric Photojournalism: Presentation, Assignment sheet and Rubric This journalism curriculum provides a guide for yearbook teachers to follow as they lead a group of students to create a yearbook for their school. From prepping for the year, to planning the book, to gathering information, this is the perfect outline to follow to get your program off the ground. ❤️ You will LOVE how EASY this yearbook curriculum is to use! Simply follow the timeline for the year and help your students plan and gather information to create a yearbook that reflects your school. In this yearbook syllabus bundle you will be able to plan, design, organize, introduce the website, share information with parents and students, and teach your staff members how to collect information. ✅Check out the preview for a closer look at this yearbook journalism curriculum! What are teachers saying about this yearbook syllabus? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Amazing resource!!!! This is a helpful resource as a first year yearbook teacher. It has helped me get organized and started.” - Feole's Files ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This has been a God-send. As a first-time yearbook teacher, I had no idea what I was doing. This has helped me feel more confident in my teaching and organization.” - A "Poe" Teacher's Side Hustle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I used this to show examples of how schools create a yearbook. The students were very interested to learn about the different jobs / tasks. It helped them learn just how much work goes into creating yearbooks. This is a very comprehensive resource for anyone who leads a yearbook group / club. Thank you for sharing all of your experience and insights.” - Julie S. Looking for even more in-depth yearbook help? Everything in this pack is included in my yearbook curriculum mega-bundle, everything you need for every single day of the school year. Check it out here.
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Congrats! You found out you've been assigned (or “voluntold”) to teach an elective. Maybe it's a course taught during the school day, or perhaps it’s an after-school extracurricular. ...but, what happens when that elective isn't something YOU did as a student, or your college degree(s) didn't really prepare you to teach it? How does one survive and thrive in an elective class that you have the passion, but perhaps not the training, to start? Below are some tips to help you begin. Sara has taught speech/debate before and coaches an award-winning creative writing team. Julie Faulkner has taught journalism and yearbook for 10 years! Julie: When I was the newspaper adviser, it was an after-school club. We produced a four-page newspaper every month. The two biggest hurdles with a club like this one were #1) getting kids to sign up to help and #2) creating material that the student body would want to read. It was honestly my fear that the paper would end up in the floors of the hallways during class change the morning of delivery. That was never really an issue, thankfully. In fact, I would actually see it stuck in kids’ binders later that day or week. Or I would see them reading it or overhear them talking about it. So as I consider what made it successful, I think the biggest tip I could share is that we published good content that covered as many kids as possible each time. We took good pictures, and that drew kids in. Since we were a small staff, we asked for “guest writers” or “guest artists” each month to amp up our coverage, buy-in, and ultimately to save ourselves time. We weren’t overly controversial (that’s not my style anyway), but we weren’t boring or predictable, either. Links to get started: Projects to help your staffers get kids involved... Yearbook Project: A Photo Documentary of the School Photography Lessons for Beginners World’s Smallest Interview Project Sara: Assuming that this is a general creative writing class (and not one that has been defined for you, like specifically a poetry writing class), try to feel inspired by the possibilities instead of overwhelmed by your options! First, remember that students need to warm up and build confidence, too. A gradual process of quick writes, THEN drafting and revising, is important, especially if they don’t have the endurance to draft longer pieces yet. Second, try to teach a variety of genres, prompt types, lengths, and styles. Writers hate being stuck with a project they don’t like for too long, and a new assignment or unit helps them try new things. For example, try not to focus on plot techniques for so long that characterization and other story elements get rushed later. (Even better? Allow a certain percentage of your curriculum to involve choice, whether it’s choosing the prompt, genre, or another element of the task.) Finally, make sure you have writing-specific procedures in place for tricky situations that will come up, such as students who… Don’t want to share their draft Want to read their entire draft out loud and share, every single time “Don’t know what to write about” Don’t like their draft (and want to give up or start over) Want to write about really dark, possibly inappropriate characters/plots Want to submit their work externally for publication (and turn to you for ideas) Links to get started: Sara’s blog post: 18 Tips for Teaching Creative Writing Sara’s full year of creative writing lessons! Julie: Yearbook can definitely be a love-hate relationship for advisers. That is certainly true for me, but as I’ve just finished my 10th year in this role, I have grown to love it more than hate it! Being a successful yearbook adviser is all about having the right processes and making personal connections. I do have yearbook as one of my preps, so that gives me students and time during the day. However, I also have to assign grades because it’s a fine art credit. That’s another layer of stress to manage. First, find procedures that work for your program in terms of managing the money, equipment, and deadlines, and stick with them. The most chaos ensues when there is no process or when people aren’t being held accountable. Second is relationships, and that’s two different avenues: the staff and the student body. Yearbook seems to draw the kids with the biggest personalities, and therefore a staff that comes of all different “groups/cliques.” But you have to be ready to head-off that drama. I spend a week or so at the beginning on teamwork. Also, there has to be a connection between the staff and student body. We strive for maximum coverage of every student in an authentic way. So that means my staffers must get to know the kids in the school on a semi-personal level. I divide the entire student body up and assign each staffer a section to cover and connect with throughout the year. We have a small school, so that helps. But it is a MUST to generate buzz and buy-in. Last, don't’ try to fight every battle or fix everything all at once. It takes time to get things just right, and even after 10 years, I’m still improving. Links to get started: LIVE: On my Facebook page, I’ll have a live workshop June 29 @ 7pm EST: How to Keep Your Sanity as a Yearbook Advisor. The link will be available once the live workshop ends, or people can travel over and cruise my page for it. Here’s my Full Year Yearbook Curriculum! Sara: Since not everyone loves public speaking as much as I do, these classes can seem scary at first. However, video “mentor texts” and playful ice-breaking go a long way in creating good speakers and debaters. First, check the rules of whatever form of speech or debate you’re doing. (For example, if you’re competing in actual tournaments with the National Forensic League or want to follow legit Lincoln-Douglas debate structure, then the rules really do matter, and it gives your teaching an easy structure!) Next, spend time diagnosing and treating the issues your students are having - not just mentally (like stage fright) but physically. Even if they “should know better” by now, many will still commit what I call the “Seven Sins of Speaking”, like swaying and having terrible eye contact. There are easy ways to fix them if you’re not afraid to be picky and coach them through it! Finally, don’t hesitate to use as many real-world speakers and videos as possible, whether it’s watching TED talks, past presidential speeches, courtroom lawyers, or volunteer in-class debaters. Seeing the speaking equivalent of a “mentor text” will help them more easily elevate their vocabulary and style, more than just guessing at what it “should” look like. Links to get started: Sara’s entire Public Speaking Curriculum Sara’s blog post, Making Public Speaking Less Scary for Teens Sara’s blog post, How TED Talks are Transforming My English Class Before getting too far in your plans, consider the following ideas: Ask for feedback on your syllabus, both for clarity and for more ideas. Don’t overpromise, either verbally or on your syllabus. See what I mean in this blog post about Rookie Teacher Mistakes. Check with the other English teachers of that grade level. Not only might they have good ideas for your class, but with a little digging, you can see what THEY are teaching in their classes (and therefore what your students SHOULD already know). What else do you want to add? Tell us in the comments below!
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This yearbook journalism curriculum includes everything you need to teach every single day of the year, no experience needed! This yearbook curriculum BUNDLE pack includes a 24 page in-depth timeline and every assignment, activity, major deadline, yearbook planning, and organizing handouts referenced in the timeline to run your yearbook staff. This yearbook syllabus is perfect for any teacher who is overseeing and teaching a yearbook course. You can use the timeline to see an overview of the course and move through the folders to teach your students about yearbook vocab, techniques, and more. This end of year yearbook and journalism curriculum BUNDLE includes: ⭐️OVERVIEW A monthly overview, covering what major things happen each month (starting the May before the year starts and ending following May) 24 pages that sketch out what you should do in class EVERY SINGLE DAY Notes on planning for the dedication and what the order of ceremonies may look like. ⭐️FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Staff Application Returning Staff Application Staff Contract Section Editor Contract Editor-in-Chief Contract Class Yearbook Syllabus ⭐️YEARBOOK INTRO PROJECT Lesson plan, including big idea, essential questions, middle and high school art national standards, middle and high school English common core standards, step by step instructions, and more. PowerPoint introduction with examples, layout and design tips Teacher instructions, tips, and how tos Assignment rubric Assignment checklist for the students Layout and design tip worksheet Interview questions worksheet Yearbook vocabulary list ⭐️YEARBOOK PLANNING ASSIGNMENT Lesson plan (including big idea, essential questions, objectives, art and Language Arts standards, vocabulary, supplies, and step-by-step instructions on how to implement the worksheets). Concept Theme planning Tone Theme explanation Organizing sections Developing sub-themes Selecting fonts Selecting colors Folio Cover Design (4 example printables, one step by step process, and a blank page to design your own) Yearbook vocab list ⭐️INFORMATION COLLECTION HANDOUTS Organization tips Everyday story ideas General group information sheet General information sheet Athletics information sheet Student life information sheet Clubs information sheet Student spotlight information sheet Fine arts performances information sheet Artist spotlight information sheet Academics information sheet Student photography release form ⭐️INTERVIEW HANDOUTS FOR Athletics, Academics, Band, Chorus, Clubs, Student Life, Student Spotlight, Theater and Visual Arts ⭐️MAJOR DEADLINE PREPARATION & SUBMISSION Deadline 1 lesson plan (each lesson plan includes a big idea, essential questions, objectives, art standards, writing and literacy standards, supply list, vocabulary list, and a step by step breakdown of how to run class through each deadline) Deadline 1 assignment poster Deadline 2 lesson plan Deadline 2 assignment poster Deadline 3 lesson plan Deadline 3 assignment poster Deadline 4 lesson plan Deadline 4 assignment poster Organization tips Every day story ideas Assignment Information sheets (9 in total for different areas including athletics, performing arts, visual arts, clubs, etc.) Interview sheets (9 in total for different areas including arts, athletics, student spotlight, etc.) Mini-deadline assignment sheet Student photo release form Yearbook etiquette email guidelines General editing guidelines Major deadline rubric 4 Deadline celebration activities ⭐️ENDSHEETS ASSIGNMENT Lesson plan (each lesson plan includes a big idea, essential questions, objectives, art standards, writing and literacy standards, supply list, vocabulary list, and a step-by-step breakdown on how to present this assignment for all three assignments.) PowerPoint and PDF presentation Endsheet table of contents handout Endsheet colophon handout Assignment sheet handout ⭐️STUDENT LIST ASSIGNMENT Student List Assignments Lesson plan (each lesson plan includes a big idea, essential questions, objectives, art standards, writing and literacy standards, supply list, vocabulary list, and a step-by-step breakdown on how to present this assignment for all three assignments.) Student List Poster (three different versions in two different sizes) Student List Printable Checklist Student Information Sheet ⭐️LAYOUT ASSIGNMENT Athletics, Student Life, Fine Arts, Academics, Student Spotlight and Theme pages ⭐️STORY WRITING ASSIGNMENT Lesson plan (each lesson plan includes a big idea, essential questions, objectives, art standards, writing and literacy standards, supply list, vocabulary list, and a step by step breakdown on how to present this assignment.) Story writing tips handout (back and front) Grammar refresher handout Common spelling errors handout Peer editing rubric Grading rubric ⭐️YEARBOOK PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS PROJECT Lesson plan (each lesson plan includes a big idea, essential questions, objectives, art standards, writing and literacy standards, supply list, vocabulary list, and a step by step breakdown on how to present this assignment.) Rules of composition presentation Rules of composition student notes Rules of composition scavenger hunt sheet Rules of composition rubric Yearbook photography tips presentation Yearbook photography tips handout Yearbook photography assignment sheet Yearbook photography rubric ⭐️HANDLING ADVERTISING Lesson plan (each lesson plan includes a big idea, essential questions, objectives, supply list, vocabulary list, and a step by step breakdown on how to present this assignment.) Sales pitch PowerPoint Ad sales master Excel document Advertising contract Sponsorship contract Advertising specs handout Advertising teacher notes Advertising spread example Sponsorship spread example ⭐️HEADLINE ASSIGNMENT Lesson plan (each lesson plan includes a big idea, essential questions, objectives, art standards, writing and literacy standards, supply list, vocabulary list, and a step by step breakdown on how to present this assignment.) Headline writing tips handout Headline practice handout ⭐️CAPTION WRITING ASSIGNMENT Lesson plan (each lesson plan includes a big idea, essential questions, objectives, art standards, writing and literacy standards, supply list, vocabulary list, and a step by step breakdown on how to present this assignment.) Caption writing tips handout (back and front) Grammar refresher handout Common spelling errors handout Peer editing rubric Grading rubric ⭐️SENIOR PACKET Editable senior pack for parents Google form Editable senior quote Google form Senior pack handout for parents and students directing them to where to upload information and exactly what you need. Senior Ad contract, including sizes and pricing Ad size example Google form instructions and links Teacher notes walking you through organizing, collecting, dedication selection, senior superlatives, and more ⭐️TITLE PAGE ASSIGNMENT Lesson plan (each lesson plan includes a big idea, essential questions, objectives, art standards, writing and literacy standards, supply list, vocabulary list, and a step by step breakdown on how to present this assignment.) Headline writing tips handout Headline practice handout ⭐️DIVIDER PAGES ASSIGNMENT Lesson plan (each lesson plan includes a big idea, essential questions, objectives, art standards, writing and literacy standards, supply list, vocabulary list, and a step by step breakdown on how to present this assignment.) 4 divider page examples sheets (back and front) Divider page planning worksheet ⭐️YEARBOOK VOCABULARY POSTERS Spread, Fonts, Folio, Headlines, Gutter, Modules, Pica, Divider, Ladder, Endsheet, Colophon and Signature This yearbook curriculum is everything a teacher needs to run and teach a yearbook course. It provides teaching tips, timeline, interview handouts, projects, activities, and lessons. ❤️You will LOVE this end of year yearbook curriculum because you don't have to plan a single day of the year with this bundle, it's already done for you! Note: This does not provide a layout for a yearbook, but instead helps guide students in collecting information, taking pictures, designing successful layouts, picking a theme, and more. ✅Check out the preview for a closer look at this yearbook journalism curriculum! What are teachers saying about this end of year yearbook syllabus? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “As a new yearbook advisor, this resource was exactly what I needed! I am almost a year through, and it has helped me so much!” - Rachael K. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This resource is perfect for experienced teachers and inexperienced teachers. It is a great kickoff place when you are building your own curriculum, or it would be perfectly fine to use as-is.” - Kimberly M. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I am teaching yearbook this fall for the first time and I was feeling totally overwhelmed at taking on such a big task! This resource is so amazing! I was so nervous about how to keep on top of all the deadlines but everything is laid out for me in this curriculum! Thank you so much!” - Amy W. Looking for more of a yearbook overview bundle rather than every single day? Check out my smaller yearbook bundle here.
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Get ready with back-to-school ideas for Yearbook Class. From school spirit to organization and teamwork, these activites are picture perfect.
