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Course Dates: 1st & 2nd 6 Weeks – 3 Weeks

Yearbook Design Unit:

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designing a yearbook spread following basic design rules.

1. What is a PICA?

2. What are grid lines?

3. Where is the gutter?

4. Where are the margins?

5. What is a bleed?

Vocabulary:

Pica Secondary Headline Primary Headline

Overline Dominant Photo Story/Copy dummy

Eyeline Content Module Captions

Folio Folio Tab planned white space

Grid lines pull quotes column

Photo credit text wrap gutter

Serif sans serif screens/tints

Drop shadow drop cap typography margins

Authentic Assessment is measured in the following ways: ability to:find magazine and newspaper designs and clip them to create a BIG IDEA graphic organizer binderDesign a spread or front page newspaper designability to show me:how to open a spread using InDesignhow to save the fileHow to draw a text boxHow to place textHow to draw a photo boxHow to place a photoHow to crop and size a photoHow to use a style sheetHow to use the color paletteHow to select textHow to select text boxesTests and Projects …60%Spread OUT!Extra Credit – Photography PortfolioDaily Assignments --- 40%Are measured in the following ways– Observation/ Participation … Demonstrating effective work habits, using time wisely when ‘recreating a spread,’ and listening to lectures and instructions before creating an original spread.

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Critical Concepts

Learned in thisUnit

Journalism – Newspaper & Yearbook

Read the overhead – What are we doing today? Log On & check the website for today’s lesson if working on production. Use Typing Pals and practice for 5 minutes OR read the headlines for the daily news online. National Geographic and TIME are available for reading material as well as a library of MS novels. Sit at the long tables if working on writing activity. Log Off at the end of the period. Students sit at assigned workstations.

Study Popular Graphic Ideas

Learn to create a spread or front page news page

Learn to use InDesign

Learn to edit and crop digital photos before placing on spread

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1. Overtime required of all staff per 6 weeks

2. Photo of the Week

3. Production and Deadlines

4. Beats

5. Tests/Projects/Activities

Planned White Space

Spread

Dummy

Gutter Dominant Photo

PicaMargin

Placeholder Text Typography

Bleed

Rule Line