All About Yearbooks: the weekend edition Instructor: Brian Gervais yearbook journalism.

All About Yearbooks: the weekend edition

Instructor: Brian Gervais

yearbookjournalism



Nobody’s going to read this!



BEFORE YOU WRITE …



consider your audience

Write about the thing most important to them, THEM!

BEFORE YOU WRITE …



Will you be:• light or serious• simple or profound

consider your toneBEFORE YOU WRITE …



Find out:• who are the participants• what really happened• where did it all take place• when did it occur• why is this story worth telling

consider your purposeBEFORE YOU WRITE …



Help us re-live the event!



Nearly every spread in the yearbook would be enhanced with a feature style story.



Only by writing down what happened, can the yearbook staff completely record the year.



Features are used to:

1. Identify people readers don’t know or will forget.





2. Explain what students didn’t see or understand.






3. Help people re-live an event worth remembering.






3. Help people re-live an event worth remembering.

4. To record thoughts, feeling, accomplishments, whims, fads and changes, defining the year that was.



it’s a question of style

BODY TEXT – past tense

CAPTIONS & HEADLINES – present tense



captions

1. resist numerous gag captions.



captions


2. provide additional information not apparent in the photo



captions


2. provide additional information not apparent in the photo

3. identify the who, what, where, why, when



heads & subheads

1. they inform



heads & subheads

1. they inform

2. they excite



heads & subheads

1. they inform

2. they excite

3. they decorate



the magic formula

lead + quote + transition + quote + transition + quote + conclusion =



a good story



leads

The lead sentence in a story puts the spotlight on the most important or interesting information. They should be simple, direct and concise.



different types of leads

SHOCKER:

You may be dead tomorrow, but don’t panic.




BACKGROUNDER:

Cackling witches, screaming ghosts and pounding drumbeats were just a few of the spine-tingling sounds November 15, when drama students staged William Shakespeare's, Macbeth.




DESCRIPTIVE:

The room fell silent as the effect of his words sank in.




PARODY:

Money makes the world go ‘round. This became the motto of the school band’s fund raising efforts for their trip to France.




QUESTION:

What does line dancing and waltzes have in common? These two dances brought fathers and daughters together in the annual …



quotes

Besides adding character and life to your story, quotes personalize your stories by attributing information and ideas to the participants.

Coverage is also enhanced without the use of additional photos.



transitions

It is necessary to tie phrases, sentences and paragraphs together, so that the reader can move logically from one thought to another.



different types of transitions

TIME:

soon

afterwards

before that




EXAMPLES:

for instance

thus

as an illustration




EMPHASIS:

indeed

in addition

especially



conclusions

Just as a story needs a captivating lead, it also requires a conclusion that leaves a lasting impression in the form of a climax, stinger or summary.



WRITING

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

Sir Winston Churchill



Thank you

All About Yearbooks: the weekend edition Instructor: Brian Gervais yearbook journalism.

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