Photojournalism I, II,
and III
Back to School Night 2015-2016
Miss Taylor Kane
Welcome!
▪ First, THANK YOU for taking the time to come meet me and walk two days
in your student’s shoes!
▪ On an index card, please write your name, your student’s name, your email, and any questions you have or things you’d like me to know about
your student!
▪ An overview of our (brief) time together:
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About Me and Communication
Course Overview and Course Goals/Objectives
What a Typical Class Looks Like
Grading and Phoenix
What We’ve Done So Far
What’s to Come
Edmodo and Remind 101—Feel free to join our community!
About Me…
▪ Bachelor of Arts in English with concentrations in Secondary Education and Theatre Arts at The
University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
▪ Areas of concentrated study: British Literature, Medieval Literature, Shakespaere,
Photojournalism, Theatre Education, Digital Literacy, Multi-Modal Writing, Creative Writing
(Fiction and Poetry)
▪ Prior teaching experience includes work with the Duke University Talent Identification Program
which holds classes for gifted and talented middle and high schools students, Substitute Teaching
grades K-12 in a variety of subjects, and Honors English 9th and AP Language/Composition 11th at
a Performance and Visual Arts Magnet School in North Carolina.
▪ First year at Loudoun County High School. I teach 3 sections of Honors English 10 and 2 sections
of Photojournalism I, II, and III. I also advise and manage the Lord Loudoun Yearbook and the
LCHS Novel Institute (up and coming!).
▪ My University Photojournalism Grant Experience:
http://sidewalkstories.weebly.com/stories/humans-of-greensboro-jackson-thomas-and-taylorkane
▪ E-Mail Miss Kane: Taylor.Kane@lcps.org
Course Overview and Objectives
▪ Course Description: In this course, students will focus on the production of the Lord
Loudoun Yearbook with the support of our publishing company, Herff-Jones. Students
will learn skills in photography, design, journalism and writing, interviewing and
speaking skills, time management, adherence to deadlines, advertising and sales, and
team building. Completion of this course will earn students an Elective Credit. By taking
this course, students are joining a team of new and experienced staffers, editors,
publication agents, and production managers. I look forward to a very rewarding and
fun time as we accomplish the process of creating the Lord Loudoun Yearbook!
▪ Course Goals: This course is designed with two major goals in mind: 1) for students to
learn the necessary skills to produce and sell the Lord Loudoun Yearbook successfully and
2) for students to actually produce and sell the Lord Loudoun Yearbook. This course is a
very practical and hands-on learning environment where students will be getting messy
with our online design program, getting out of the room to interview fellow students
and take pictures, spend the class time managing this large production, going out into
the community to sell advertisements and our book, and participating in campaign
sales and distribution events throughout the year. As the instructor, my goal is to
produce young adults who are confident, inclusive, responsible, and ready to engage in
the real-world of deadlines and business.
A Typical Day in Class…
▪ “Team Meeting”—What’s the game plan for the day, what’s the homework, what’s
upcoming?
– This is usually 10-15 minutes where all teams meet together with me to go over the
agenda/objective goals for the day.
▪ Mini-Lesson (led by me) on Photography, Editing, Caption Writing,
Advertisements, eDesign, Headlines, Sales, etc
– This usually takes up 15-20 minutes (until our lunch break)
▪ Lunch
▪ Team Work Time
– For the first month, the class is split between YBK 1s and YBK 2-3s
– YBK 1s are learning the basics (taught by me and Editorial Staff)
– YBK 2s and 3s are making our book happen!
▪ Last 5
– We all come back together to check in on tasks and updates
Grading and Phoenix
▪ Grading in this course will be done on a “point system” and all grades
will count toward the final grade. All grades will be weighed as
Summative. Rarely will grades count as Formative in this course, but
there will be a few as we learn the basics. Grade breakdown is as
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Homework/Short Writing Assignments: 5%
Quizzes/Weekly Deadlines: 10%
Midterm/Final Exam: 50%
Spread Deadlines: 25%
Photo, Advertisement, Sale and Distribution Assignments: 10%
What We’ve Done So Far
Yearbook 1s:
▪ An introduction to the course and
expectations
▪ Team Assignments and Staff
Hierarchy
▪ Yearbook Basics—The Parts of a
Yearbook
▪ Yearbook Scavenger Hunt
▪ Photography 101 and Interviewing
101 (today and tomorrow)
▪ Deadlines
Yearbook 2 and 3s:
• An introduction to the course and
expectations
• Team Assignments and Staff
Hierarchy
• Setup of Book
• Spreads
• Ladder
• Coverage of Summer and Back to
School Events
• Picture Day Information
• Book Sales and Ad Sales
• Senior Portraits
• Photography
• Teaching of Mini-Lessons!
What’s to Come?
▪ Spread Assignments (on a 4-week cycle per team)
▪ Photography Assignments (2 per quarter)
▪ Event Coverage
▪ Interviewing
▪ eDesign Lessons
▪ Book and Ad Sales
▪ Relationships with Businesses and Publishing Company
▪ Picture Day
▪ Contests and Critiques
Join Our Classroom Community!
▪ Edmodo:
– www.Edmodo.com
– Create a free parent account!
– Access Code: 3jxiv3
▪ Remind101
– Text: @raiderybk to 81010
▪ I will always upload all notes/handouts/presentations/etc to Edmodo
for viewing at anytime. This is also where I will keep updates on
homework and due dates for assignments. Remind101 is a secure
texting service that allows me to virtually remind students about due
dates, deadlines, and class reminders.
Thank you!
▪ Please write any questions or comments/concerns you have on the index card you picked up on
your way in!
▪ My contact information:
– Taylor.Kane@lcps.org
▪ Availability for conferences:
– Please e-mail and we can set one up in-person or over the phone! 
▪ Suggested Donations:
– Tissues
– Sticky Notes
– Hand Sanitzer
▪ Have you purchased your yearbook? If not, consider purchasing one today before the price goes
up on September 18th!
▪ Have a SENIOR? Consider purchasing a Senior Ad today! 