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HOW TO YBK: LESSON PLAN

Theme adds “the me” to your book

A great theme gets the message across. If your staff is still mulling it over, we have some tools to help them make all of the decisions. And, getting your cover designed is just the beginning. There are lots of resources in the Theme and Voice section to help you teach staffers how visual and verbal elements can connect your coverage. If your theme is still not coming together, try this Theme packet. There’s even a rubric on page 6. Then look at this checklist to confirm your decision.

If you have great ideas and lesson plans to share with your yearbook friends — and we know you do — email them to ybk@herffjones.com. We’d love to hear from you!

CHECK OUT THESE THREE THINGS, TOO

Pre-game your coverage: Before your staffers go out to photograph or cover an event, use this checklist to plan. Setting clear expectations and getting students comfortable with them will help ensure their success.

Plan out your week: Ladders and calendars and deadlines can get overwhelming. Teach time management with this weekly to-do list.

Pick your pattern If you already have a theme, then you need to choose a coverage model that goes with it. Will it be traditional, chronological or umbrella? Check out page 10 of Covering Your School for more.

SALES SPOTLIGHT

Sell all the books without the stress. We offer several solutions to help make book sales easier. One is allowing parents to order online through Yearbook Order Center. Using eBusiness, you can watch the sales come through and keep an eye on your budget in real-time.

Then there’s Sales Assist, a promotional email campaign we run for you. Professionally designed emails direct parents to order books online. Once they buy, they’re off the mailing list. Our customers love it — not just because it’s easy, but because their book sales soar.

ARE YOU NEW HERE?

Theme is not the easiest concept to grasp, and it’s even harder to come up with a great one. We definitely get that. Try the six theme videos on Yearbook Discoveries. These short clips make great bell-ringers as your class works through its theme-building journey. And, we know it can be quite a journey!

Purchase the 12-piece printed curriculum set here.

Need help selling your book? Check out Sales Assist.

Stay ahead of the work with Task Manager.

Save time with Online Ad Creation.

DID YOU KNOW? The same documents available on LearnYBK.com are also available on Google Drive. The answer keys are there as well.

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