Captions are mini-stories that everyone reads. Every member of your staff can contribute to the cause by learning this foundational skill. If your students can remember ABCDQ, they’ll be caption pros in no time.
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!
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Cut to the chase:If you know all about captions and just want the rubric, find it here.
Find more stories:If your staff is running out of story ideas — or worse, trying to recycle ideas from last year — try sending them out for informal interviews. And, sneak in those communication skills like veggies in a cheesy casserole. See pages 12–13 of Reporting and Writing.
Quiz that style: Journalists (and yearbookers) follow the AP Stylebook. Check out the AP style handout and quizzes
on LearnYBK.com.
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If your cover and endsheets are already done, thank your rep and pat yourself on the back. If not, there’s plenty of inspiration available in our online showcase. Click on covers. Click on themes. If you have your theme, you can have your cover.
Make sure to connect with your rep when you know what you want. There are lots of variables in the cover production process, but we’re here to help. There’s nothing we love more than an awesome yearbook cover.
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