Annual

Here you will find the following information;

Course Syllabus

Deadline Dates

Homework Assignments

Yearbook photo and reporting assignments

 

Our main tools for our work will be the computer programs: Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.

We will also work extensively with a number of digital cameras.

 

Course Syllabus

Yearbook (a.k.a. Annual)

Philosophy and Objectives

                I believe that the Yearbook class at Central Kitsap Junior High should be available to all students who desire to participate. I further believe the work on the yearbook can fulfill an important and necessary function in the memories of our students, staff and faculty. Students in this class should strive to perform at the highest possible artistic level consistent with the experience and maturity of the group. Students in this class have a responsibility not only to themselves and others in the class, but also to the student body and staff to create an annual yearbook that will be an artistic and satisfying memorial of the 2006-2007 school year at CKJH. – Charles Platten 

Objectives

The primary objective of the yearbook class is to create the yearbook.

Furthermore, students will;

Students will be asked to devote time out of class to journalistically cover various school events. (dances, concerts, sporting events, etc…) These events quite frequently occur after school and in the evenings. Students will need to check out a camera and photograph the event. They may also have to get the names of people in the pictures (if needed). Although the yearbook class is a semester class, students will be asked to cover events in the Spring semester. It is very important that we cover the various important activities throughout the school year. Additionally, students will have access to expensive computer equipment and digital cameras. If a student fails to return a digital camera or breaks the camera, they will be expected to replace it or pay for repairs.

 

Grading Procedure

                Motivation for the yearbook at CKJH should not revolve around letter grades, rather the desire to do the best job one can do: to participate in the rewarding experience of creating a quality product and the gratification of excellence in performance. Nonetheless, your student will receive a grade for yearbook and that letter grade will be based on a percentage of the following:

1.      Participation and Conduct  (20%) - Attendance, daily effort, positive attitude, willingness to learn and take on new challenges and behavior, cooperation, ability to work as a member of a team.

2.      Yearbook production duties (70%) – Deadlines are very real. When we miss deadlines, the yearbook becomes more expensive. Areas that will be graded include: promptness, quality, composition and layout, covering events, etc.

3.      Assignments/Tests (10%) – Daily class work, homework, Tests, etc…

4.      Extra Credit (1-5%) - Extra credit will be given for a student going above and beyond what is normally expected. This may include willingness to work before or after school.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Students are asked to abide by the Central Kitsap School District Student Rights and Responsibilities code which is provided for each student at the beginning of the year. There are some rules however that pertain to your child’s class.

            1.         No Gum.

            2.         If you have a question, raise your hand.

            3.         Listen to instructions.

            4.         Work to the best of your ability.

Materials

Students will need;

·        A brain

·        A willingness to accept other ideas and to work with the group.

·        A spiral notebook and a folder in which to collect assignments, information, etc.

·        Energy

·        Something with which to write.

Click here for a .pdf document of the Annual Syllabus.

 

Annual Terminology

(you know, for the Annual class – not terms that you use once a year)

 

  1. All Caps – Copy printed entirely in all CAPITAL LETTERS.
  2. Ampersand – A symbol (&) also called “short and.” Used as a substitute for the word “and.”
  3. Artwork – Any illustration, transfer type, drawing, logo, or other artistic material submitted for printing in the yearbook.
  4. Bleed – Extending picture beyond the edge of the page on one or more sides leaving no external margin.
  5. Body Copy – The main story on the spread.
  6. Candid – A photograph that is not posed.
  7. Caption – Explanatory copy that not only identifies the who, what, where, when , why and how of a picture, but also tells something extra to amplify the message.
  8. Catch Phrase – A word or group of words incorporated into the visual presentation of the theme to catch the reader’s attention and link theme spreads together.
  9. Centered – Placement of element, usually a headline, at a midpoint in relation to some other element.
  10. Clip Art – Illustrative material which can be purchased and used by “clipping” from supplied camera-ready material.
  11. Collage – A grouping of photos, often trimmed in irregular shapes around subjects, and overlapped and printed without captions.
  12. Copy – All text in a publication.
  13. Copy Block – Designation for copy placement on the layout.
  14. Crop – To purposely remove portions of a graphic to fit a predetermined size or to make a better presentation of the graphic.
  15. Dominant Photo – Primary visual element on a spread, usually two to three times the size of the next largest photo.
  16. Dots per inch – A measure of screen or printer resolution; the number of dots in a line one inch long. Abbreviated dpi. Screen resolution is 72 dpi. Print resolution is 300 dpi for photos.
  17. Element – Copy, headline, art – anything to be put on a layout.
  18. Flat – One side (eight pages) of a signature. With the exception of the natural spread, these pages are not consecutive.
  19. Foil stamping – A process by which a foil is applied to covers and/or end-sheets using a die, heat, and pressure.
  20. Folio – Page number and spread identification, usually positioned in the bottom corner of the page.
  21. Ghost – Photographic image printed lightly to form a background for other elements.
  22. Graphics – A catch-all term given to printing effects and devices used to attract the readers’ attention and to enhance the page design.
  23. Headline – A line of large type used to tell the reader what is to follow, introducing the topic and main point of interest of the copy.
  24. Image – The visual representation of a photographed subject: the picture.
  25. Index – List of names, places, and subjects included in the yearbook and the page numbers where they can be found.
  26. Italics – Type that slants, resembling script; often used as a contrasting face for emphasis.
  27. Justify – To set type so that both sides of a column are straight, or flush.
  28. Ladder – A diagram of the spread-by-spread planning of the yearbook, showing what topic will be covered on each spread.
  29. Natural Spread – The middle two pages of a printer’s signature, which are the only two consecutive pages printed side by side.
  30. Page – One side of a leaf or a book.
  31. Pica – Unit of measure in the printing industry. A pica is equal to 12 points. There are six picas in an inch.
  32. Point – Unit of measure equal to 1/72 inch or 1/12 pica.
  33. Section – Portions of a yearbook devoted to a particular topic. (i.e. sports, academics, organizations, etc.)
  34. Serif – The stroke on the endpoint of a letter. This text (Times New Roman font) is typed in a serif font. This text (Arial font) is typed in a sans-serif font which means “without serif”.
  35. Signature – A sheet on which yearbook pages have been printed. Yearbook signatures contain 16 pages, eight on each side.
  36. Spread – Facing pages which are linked conceptually as well as visually.
  37. Style – A complete set of grammatical, capitalization, punctuation, spelling, typographical and design rules adopted by the staff to govern the production of the yearbook.
  38. Type Face – A particular style of type design including a full range of characters, in all sizes (i.e. Helvetica Bold is one typeface in the Helvetica family). A.k.a. font.
  39. Typo – Typographical error.
  40. White space – Blank area of any page that is not covered by copy or pictures.
  41. Yearbook – The annual publication telling as complete a story as possible of one school year in pictures and printed words.

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