One Simple Thing Per
Day
The quick tasks below can be used to demonstrate student engagement on a daily basis.
Select the tasks that are appropriate for your staff’s current knowledge.
DESIGN
Name a sans serif font.
Arial, Helvetica, or other fonts without feet
Explain what sans serif means.
A font without feet
Name three elements of design that should
always be on a yearbook spread.
Do a rough sketch of a yearbook design
showing dominance (or screenshot a
magazine example).
Do a rough sketch of a yearbook design showing
repetition (or screenshot a magazine example).
Answers may include: headline, dominant
element, eyeline, caption, subheadline
Do a rough sketch of a yearbook design showing
contrast (or screenshot a magazine example).
What are the colors that make up CMYK
printing?
Do a rough sketch of a yearbook design showing
balance (or screenshot a magazine example).
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Define Double Page Spread.
Two facing pages in a book, a left-hand page
and a right-hand page.
Define Signature in the context of book
construction.
A set of 16 consecutive pages bound into the
spine of a book. Pages 1-16 are a signature, as
are pages 17-32, and so on.
Define Gutter in the context of yearbook design.
The middle of a double page spread where the
two pages are bound into the spine of the book.
Name three principles of design.
Answers may include: emphasis, contrast,
scale/hierarchy, rhythm, unity, harmony,
repetition, balance
What are primary colors on the color wheel?
Red, Yellow, Blue
What are secondary colors on the color wheel?
Orange, Green, Purple, Violet
What makes colors “complementary” on the
color wheel?
They are directly across from one another on
the color wheel. Red and green are an example.
Design a headline package using a color triad.
Do a rough sketch of a yearbook design
showing use of space to emphasize (or
screenshot a magazine example).
Screenshot a design inspiration idea you like
that uses lines or boxes.
Screenshot a design inspiration idea you like
that uses colors.
Screenshot a design inspiration idea you like
that uses modules.
Screenshot a design inspiration idea you like
that uses typography.
Screenshot a design inspiration idea you like
that uses black and white or duotones.
Design a headline package using interwoven
or broken type.
Design a headline package using overlapping
transparencies.
Design a headline package using various
weights and styles of the same typeface.
Design a headline package using color
blocking and reversed type.
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One Simple Thing Per
Day
The quick tasks below can be used to demonstrate student engagement on a daily basis.
Select the tasks that are appropriate for your staff’s current knowledge.
WRITING/REPORTING
Interview a parent or other adult about how
their life has changed during spring 2020.
Produce a 3-5 sentence anecdote.
Brainstorm a list of 20 things that have
changed in your life in spring 2020.
List the top Google searches for today. Cite
your source.
Take an observation walk in your neighborhood
and list 5 or more story ideas you see.
Post a positive yearbook update on your own
social media. Mention your role on the staff.
Write an open-ended question you could ask
someone about their spring.
Write an open-ended question you could ask
someone about school.
Write three words to describe this spring.
Edit this sentence: becasue chris worked hard
hes good at writing
Write a headline package for the best event
of yesterday.
Write two interview questions you’d use to
break the ice with someone you don’t know.
Spend 20 minutes “surfing” your social media
for story ideas. What are students posting?
Create a list.
Write two survey questions we could use at
any time.
Contact one person from school to see what
they’re doing to occupy their time out of school.
Write two questions we could use to create
sidebars/alternative copy packages/modules
for athletic teams.
Contact a second person from school to see
what they’re doing to occupy their time out
of school.
Write a list of 10 things you know people are
doing this week.
Contact a third person from school to see what
they’re doing to occupy their time out of school.
Write five topics that could be used for lists
of information in the yearbook (favorite school
lunch, for instance).
Contact a fourth person from school to see
what they’re doing to occupy their time out
of school.
Write an opening paragraph for a story about
online learning.
Write a 30-word story about the most boring
thing that happened yesterday.
Contact a fifth person from school to see
what they’re doing to occupy their time out
of school.
Write an opening paragraph for a story about
how your family is working from home.
Write an opening paragraph for a story about
what athletes did to stay in shape.
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One Simple Thing Per
Day
The quick tasks below can be used to demonstrate student engagement on a daily basis.
Select the tasks that are appropriate for your staff’s current knowledge.
PHOTOGRAPHY
MARKETING
Take a photo from a worm’s-eye view (down
low, looking up).
Use the free version of Adobe® Spark to make
a social media post about buying a yearbook.
Take a photo from a bird’s-eye view
(up high, looking down).
Use the free version of Adobe Spark to make a
social media post about sending in photos for
the yearbook.
Take a photo from a table-top view (camera on
level of table while person sits, works).
Take a photo that shows repetition
of pattern.
Take a photo using rule of thirds.
Take a photo using framing.
Name four Elements of Composition.
Answers may include: rule of thirds, leading
lines, geometric shapes, repetition, worm’s-eye
view, bird’s-eye view, reaction, fill the frame,
framing, selective focus
What equipment should you always have with
you when photographing an event?
Answers may include: camera, extra battery,
extra memory cards
Take a photo of “wildlife.”
Take a photo of “isolation.”
Take a photo of “movement.”
Take a photo of “connection.”
Take a photo of “beauty.”
Take a photo of “snacking.”
Use the free version of Adobe Spark to make
a social media post about buying a senior ad
for 2021.
Use the free version of Adobe Spark to make a
social media post about sponsoring a book for
students who cannot afford one.
Use the free version of Adobe Spark to
make a social media post about joining the
yearbook staff.
CULTURE
Take a selfie with a homemade sign stating
something you are proud of that you have
done in yearbook.
Take a selfie with a homemade sign stating
something you accomplished that you never
imagined yourself doing.
Write 1-3 sentences about how another staff
member helped you.
Share the top three skills you learned in
yearbook that will help you in the future.
Take a photo of “boredom.”
Name three strengths you bring to group work.
Take a photo of “thought.”
Name three areas you could improve in regard
to group work.
Take a photo of “adventure.”
Take a photo of “success.”
Alphabet photos. Find letters of the alphabet in
natural shapes and take a photo of each one.
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