Yearbook Elective Class: Quiz

Mrs. AbiSamra - November 7, 05

Time: 50 minutes - Over 150 points

Logistics:Over 17

  1. The yearbook class’s full web site address is:
  2. What is the password that you need to write in order to access the documents on that web site? ______
  3. How many extra hours per week should yearbook students spend in February? ______
  4. How many spreads per year at least is every student responsible for? ______
  5. Each student has to make sure all the events he/she is in charge of are ______.
  6. How many candid photos per week should you take starting in November 05? ______
  7. What should you do immediately once you encounter a problem on the computer you are working on? ______
  8. Which 3 books should you bring to class every time?(over 3) ______
  9. At the end of class, where should you place everything you worked on?(over 3) ______
  10. Which 3 things should you do before you leave the classroom? (over 3) ______
  11. When is the deadline for first contact regarding advertisements? ______

Photos:Over 15

  1. Which 2 subfolders should you createunder yearbook06 before you start editing photos?______
  2. What 3 things should you do for each photo on Photoshop before you use it on your spread? (over 3)
  3. One: ______
  4. Two: ______
  5. Three: ______
  6. A good photo should: (over 2)
  7. Grab attention
  8. _____ a ______
  9. Show action
  10. ______
  11. Get an emotional response
  12. When can you use posed photos? ______
  13. What are the 4 tips for photographers?(over 2) ______
  14. Different ______make pictures more interesting.
  15. When we take a picture we need to capture both the action and ______.
  16. What does the rule of thirds mean?(over 2) ______
  17. Once you have been assigned or you have volunteered to take photos for a specific event, how soon should you download those photos on the desktop of the computer allotted to you? ______
  18. Once you have been assigned or you have volunteered to take photos for a specific event, and you have downloaded those photos on the desktop of the computer allotted to you, what information about the photos should you include in a word document inside the photo folder? ______
    ______

Design:Over 31

  1. Make sure that, when you open a new document, you set the page size to ______instead of “Letter.”
  2. Make sure you have ______columns on each page (vertically + horizontally).
  3. Make sure you lock the guides: go to ______then lock guides.
  4. Every yearbook design contains ______with captions, body ______with headline(s) and ______space.
  5. Make sure you have an ______per spread.
  6. Make sure you have a very effective ______per spread (______% of the spread). The dominant photo should touch the ______or ______margin, or even both.
  7. Make sure at least 1 photo ______off each page of a spread (never ______top or bottom), especially if this photograph needs added space and looks appealing.
  8. Group photos and individual portraits should not ______across the gutter.
  9. Make sure the photos are placed in a way that makes the reader look towards the ______.
  10. Place from ____ to ______photos on each spread. Diversify shapes and size to create contrast. Avoid ______!
  11. Make sure no less and no more than ______separates all the elements on the spread.
  12. Make sure you stick to the fonts and font sizes agreed upon:

-Copy/body: ______or Adobe Garamond Pro- size ____ (Opening & Closing dividers: size 12-14 - Theme copy: 12-16)

-Captions: Helvetica size ____

-Headlines:

  • Primary: ______Black Letter Size 42-72
  • Sub headlines: ______size 16-24
  1. Make sure that, on every spread, you respect the following:
  2. Contrast
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. Repetition
  6. Make sure you ONLY use ______colors!!
  7. All white space should be to the ______of the layout.
  8. What does justified type mean? ______
    ______
  9. Do not use graphic elements without any purpose! Use graphics to:
  10. ______
  11. Separate
  12. Direct
  13. ______

Interview:Over 6

  1. The interview is the ______source of information for any story.
  2. Before you go to interview somebody, you need to know their ______.
  3. To get good quotes, the interviewer needs to ask good______- ______questions.
  4. Write the ______on the most significant thing the interviewee said.
  5. Be sure to give “______” of the interview (time and place) in second or third paragraph to take the reader there.
  6. Arrange material in order of ______.

Copy:Over 56

  1. Writing is a skill that takes ______, ______and more ______.
  2. Copy writers should ______the events they are covering!
  3. Make sure that every copy starts with a “Catchy opening sentence” => ______them or ______them!
  4. Make sure that every copy starts with a ______.
  5. In the introduction, emphasize the ______and ______.
  6. Keep in mind that good writing contains numerous, story-telling ______.
  7. Every copy needs to have an ______(the point you want to make) so that it can be readable and entertaining.
  8. Indent: ______spaces, not ______.
  9. Are titles underlined or italicized? ______
  10. What are the four characteristics of a feature story?
  11. Lead (which means ______)
  12. ______short paragraphs
  13. _____ to ____ sentences per paragraph
  14. One ______per paragraph, except for the introduction
  15. List 3 types of leads (the ones you like the most), explain them and give an example (your own!) for each: (over 9)
  16. Lead 1:
  17. Type:
  18. Definition:
  19. Example:
  1. Lead 2:
  2. Type:
  3. Definition:
  4. Example:
  1. Lead 3:
  2. Type:
  3. Definition:
  4. Example:
  1. Writing copy requires ______the quotations in a ______way and linking the quotations together with ______transitions.
  2. Where do the period and comma belong in quotations? ______
  3. Why should the name of the person who said the quotation be listed before the verb? ______
  4. What does the sentence “Do not editorialize” mean? ______
  5. “A copy writer is a name dropper who looks for every ______to include specific students in the story, either by reference or with a direct quote.”
  6. Good yearbook copy is ______to the school and ______to the year.
  7. Write to express, never to ______.
  8. What makes a story interesting are the ______-the-scenes details and the personal anecdotes of students.
  9. Use ______like: look, let’s face it, let’s back up, trust me.
  10. No copy should be written “off the top of the head” or from the yearbook room only. Each story requires ______, observation and ______s.
  11. Good copy usually contains these elements:
  12. all sides of the story without editorializing
  13. ______tense
  14. ______voice
  15. ______person
  16. short sentences
  17. short paragraphs
  18. numerous, story-telling ______
  19. A good reporter may interview ______or more people, looking for a balance between stars and ______-the-scenes crew, ______and girls, ______and students, seniors and underclassmen.
  20. A person’s title should be capitalized when it ______his name.
  21. How to get started:
  22. go to the sources for ______and research (you can make sure all relevant facts have been gathered once you have answers to the 5 Ws and H of journalism).
  23. decide what ______will want to know
  24. write the ______(25 words or less)
  25. write the story, putting together quotes and interesting facts
  26. use the “transition, ______, transition” format
  27. make sure the closing logically concludes the story and ties in with the lead.
  28. edit, edit, edit
  29. submit the story to the copy ______for more editing

Headlines:Over 8

  1. Headlines should not ______that will be found elsewhere.
  2. Choose headlines that ______the dominant photo/story.
  3. Start with a big ______initial (large letter embedded in the copy) at the top of the story.
  4. Use action verbs in the ______tense.
  5. Use a ______instead of the word “and."
  6. Use clever play on ______to intrigue the reader.
  7. All yearbook staffs should strive to create visually and ______interesting headline packages that are powerful and distinctive.

Captions:Over 14

  1. The caption writer’s job is to let the reader know what happened just ______and right ______the picture was taken.
  2. Captions are mini stories; minimum ____ to ____ sentences; all captions should have the same ______throughout the book.
  3. Every caption should include the following:

a-A ______(capital letters, bold)

b-who, what, ______, when, why + ______

c-______info (before or after the photograph)

d-a direct ______from somebody in the photograph or from someone who attended the event being covered.

  1. The first sentence is in the ______tense and the rest in the ______tense.
  2. You cannot comment, question, or talk to the picture; you cannot use joke captions! However, the people in the photo or those who attended the event captured in the picture can: ______them!
  3. Do not stack more than 2 captions or place captions ______photos.

What have you learned?Over 10

  1. After having read all the assigned readings, state at least 3 things that you will start doing now that you did not do before: ______
    ______
    ______
    ______

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