Freshman Literary and Art Magazine

EDITOR APPLICATION

Your Name: ______

Attendance______% (estimate)

An Editor position will require your faithful attendance during production for two weeks. Please try your best to attend the full meetings. Production will last for several hours after school (sometimes later than 5-6pm). Please sign below to indicate both your commitment to the magazine and your understanding of the production schedule.

***Have a parent sign the second signature line to confirm his or her knowledge of our upcoming production schedule** (below). The schedule is designed so you can eat dinner at home, and complete your homework each night.

Production Schedule to Create the Magazine

THIS WEEK: Tuesday, 5/4, 2:40 pm –4:00 pm, Thursday, 5/7, 2:40 pm – 3:15 pm

PRE-PRODUCTION WEEK: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 5/9-5/11

2:40pm – 4:00pm; Friday,5/13, 2:40 pm – 3:40 pm

PRODUCTION WEEK: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday5/16 – 5/19

2:40pm until 6 pm – 7 pm (or later,if needed). *Note- If we work efficiently, we will have a shorter production week (by hours and/or days).

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Student

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Parent/Guardian

Sequence of events—subject to change

  1. Last plea for written submissions: email all freshmen. 
  2. Finish voting on submissions. Obtain electronic copies of all potential selections and pieces
  3. Determine a theme and/or design concept for the look and feel of the magazine.
  4. Revisit all written submissions (above ~75%) and finalize selected pieces.
  5. Obtain art/photography and narrow down to a selection pool.
  6. Commission photography/art for the cover, back cover, T.O.C., editor’s note, staff page.
  7. Re-read and make final edits for all approved pieces.
  8. Distribute congratulations letters and drafts for approval (and rejection?) to writers/artists.
  9. Crash course in InDesign (editing software for Magazines)
  10. Design templates and layout options in design teams.

FRESHMAN LIT MAG EDITOR APPLICATION

Your Name: ______

English 9 Teacher:

Freshman Rhetoric Teacher:

Please indicate your TOP 3 positions that interest you (Rank 1-3).

____Editor-in-Chief

____Writing Editor

____ Art/Photography Editor

____Design/Layout Editor

Skills:

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_____ Microsoft Word

_____ Google Docs

_____ InDesign

_____ Photoshop

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_____ Microsoft Publisher

_____ Graphic Design

_____ Web Design

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Questions:

  1. Good poetry is like ______.
  1. Write about a situation or experience demonstrates your leadership skills:
  1. Do you have any art/design experience? Specific magazine design experience? Explain.
  1. Which editor position interests you most, and why? Why are you the right candidate for editor and for this specific position?
  1. Please explain your 2nd choice:
  1. Make a convincing final argument. What are the three reasons you would be a good editor?

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