ANATOMY OF
WRITING IN A
YEARBOOK
THIS LESSON WILL COVER FONT, HEADER,
SUB-HEADER CAPTIONS, QUOTES, AND
TEXT
FONT
Font
The most common type of font is Serif and Sans serif. Serif is
the most readable font. Serifs have tiny brackets at the end of
the letter strokes.
Sans serif doesn’t have serifs, (sans means without in French)
The letter strokes have the same thickness throughout the letter.
It is a modern look.
SCRIPT VS DECORATIVE
•
Script font is a form of cursive. It have a lot of curves and flourishes.
It looks like a love letter written by some fedora wearing neck-beard
that lives near the ocean. These should only be used for headers.
•
Decorative font has flourishes that aren’t connected to cursive.
They may have leaves, hearts, starts, snakes, or some other
symbols connected to the font. They are very artistic These should
only be used for headers. Should be 24+ point size.
FONT IN THE
YEARBOOK
• The header font should be consistent through out the
entire year book. It has to be the same font and size.
Same with the sub headers, captions, and text. The
caption size and type face should be consistent with all
the captions throughout the book.
• Yearbook designers NEVER use Justified Captions
(middle centered) They use Align left.
•
AVOID ALL CAPS! ;) All caps is okay only for
headers/titles.
HEADER/SUBHEADER
• A header is very similar to a title, it is like the title of your
page. It has a biggest font size and is usually one word.
(EX: Seniors, Hair, Football, etc)
• A sub-header is a smaller header to a small paragraph or
story. It is not a title and can be up to 3 words, can be a
saying. (EX: A okay, Breaking the mold, Count us in, etc. )
CAPTION/QUOTE
• A caption is a small summary of a photo or event. It is
around 2 sentences or less. The caption should never
begin with a name, but lead you into the person with
fresh/exciting words.
• Quotes are word to word documentations that a person
said. They are great because they add student voice to the
yearbook, giving it a personality. Quotes should only be
used when something actually interesting has been said.
A good quote should be memorable.
• Yearbooks use captions and quotes the most in their
pages. It is easier and quicker to create and they don’t
take up as much space. We will focus on captions and
quotes.
TEXT/STORY/ARTICLE
• If you want to expand on a event, you will write out an
article about it under the caption/ quote.
• No one reads anymore or cares to read anything too long.
(28 percent of Americans never read a book after
highschool) A big mistake people make in their Yearbooks
is that their yearbook had more text than pictures. We will
have more pictures than text.
• Story should be 2 paragraphs max!
• This year, each student will have to find and do an in
depth interview of one interesting person in the school.
• I will introduce this assignment later when we talk about
the theme of the yearbook.
ASSIGNMENT
• Todays in class assignment will be creating captions.
Captions will be the most used form of communication in
the yearbook.
• To create a caption, you will first need a photo and the
information about the photo.
• Never start a caption with a person’s name. A good
caption will lead a reader into the subject and give them
information.
• Captions are twitter length. No more than 2 sentences
Caption: Mittens is swimming.
Why is this a bad caption? It states the obvious. We already know that Mittens
is swimming, we can see that, so why are write it down. It gives us no new
information other than the name, which is at the beginning of the sentence
which is lame/boring.
Caption: Swimming in the lead with boundless energy, Mittens rushes to the
gold in the finals at the Kitty Pretty Olympics, shocking the crowd!
Compared to the last caption, what did you learn about Mittens?
WRITE YOUR OWN CAPTION TO EACH IMAGE!
Information: This person’s name is John and he is a senior in highschool. They are in
the Chess Club. Currently John is at the Chess Championship and his rival is Xavier.
Now that you have some information make a thrilling/spicy caption to grab my attention.
Information: The girl is in the Equestrian Club, she is a sophomore in
highschool and her name is Sarah. The horse is named Socks. They are
at the Olympia Ponyshow and it’s springtime. Sell me this picture.
Information: This is Freckles he is a golden retriever and he is
going to Homecoming. He is a high school freshman and the
rose if for his date Sprinkles the poodle. Use adjectives!
Information:
Chris Pratt is
volunteering at
the local animal
shelter for
keyclub. He is
raising money
for the shelter
by selling hot
chocolate.
Now sell me
Chris Pratt! ;)
Information: This is Lewis,
he is going to Aberdeen
community college. His
parents died in a car crash
last year and he almost
gave up on going to
school since he was so
depressed. He wants to get
a degree in Acting. To get
him out of his depression,
he got involved in giving
back to the community by
preforming in local theater.
He is writing a book about
his experience. His dream
is to one day be in a
sitcom.
Information: This is Monica,
she is 16 years old and is
graduating high school.
She got accepted into
Harvard on a full ride
scholarship because she
figured out the solution to
Global Warming, winning
her a Nobel Peace Prize.
She speaks 24 languages
fluently, including Dolphin
language. She plays the
violin and donates all the
money she earns to dying
orphans, they have a statue
made in her honor. Monica
is also a runway model and
she is so popular that
Hollywood wants to make a
romantic comedy about her.
Last year she won the
lottery and used some of
the money she earned to
bring in new restaurants to
Montesano as well as
aTarget. She bought every
person in the town a hot
tub and a new car filled
with 100 dollar bills.
Now sum up Monica in 2
sentences.
Information: Marshawn Lynch
ran to the goal line to win the
game in Seattle. The
seahawks and the colts were
tied all game until Lynch
carried the team.
He did a dance when he
scored because now the
seahawks are going to the
super bowl.
Chemistry teacher Mr. Burns is teaching his students about
explosions in the classroom and sets the school on fire in the
process. Students learned a lot but were scared watching the
chaos. The classroom was saved by local fireman BillyBo.