Student Yearbook Guide
Reporting
1. Good
Reporters
a. Arrive
early and stay late
b. Look
for specific information about the place
c. Understand
the power of sights, sounds, smells, texture, taste and emotion
d. Note
the details that are colorful and not obvious
2. Research
a. Background
info helps reporters know what the readers that to hear about
b. Provides
direction for the rest of their reporting
c. Helps
shape better questions
3. Interviews
a. Have
many questions to ask
b. Listen
closely to how questions are answered
c. Learn
to look for unexpected
Writing
1. Notes
a. Read
and find out what the story is about
b. Brainstorm
c. Strong
active verbs, specific descriptions, commas, line breaks, etc.
2. Stories
a.
i. Lead
– Catchy first paragraph sets the tone and angle
ii. Quotes
– (Statements) Opinion is expressed using the exact words of participant
iii. Transitions
– (Details) Provides specific facts about the event: When, where, how.
iv. Conclusion
– Final Paragraph of a story that might refer back to the lead.
b.
3. Good
Writing
a. Feature
stories, people, places, and events.
b. Active
voice, and action verbs.
c. Be
specific
d. Be
the narrative form to offer
Read the article by Mallory
Summers & see all the components working together
Writing effective headlines requires creativity, effort, and
attention to details
What can you take from this page to help in writing
creative headlines?
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Study all the photos, and list words and ideas that spark.
Describe the 3-step process to writing dynamic headlines
1. List
key words and relate to the topic
2. Brainstorm
with rhyming words that have strong story telling merit
3. Create
words and phrases that creatively capture the story
Captions
1. Content
a. Add
to what is obvious in the caption
b. Know
the five W’s and H
c. Contact
people in photos for mini interviews
d. Not
all captions need quotes
2. Describe
the 3-step process to writing captions
a. Gather
info to explain the photograph. Have quality questions and get quality answers.
(Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How)
b. Create
a verbal/ visual connection by brainstorming a list of attention getting words
for the caption.
c. Summary
Caption: detailed caption in present
tense describing the action
Expanded
Caption: emphasize how and why.
Photography
We will be discussing this
section in class
