Yearbook Syllabus

2020-2021

 

COURSE OVERVIEW:

The main objective of this course is to create a yearbook that reflects our school community and equally reflects each student in the student body. Our goal is to present a yearbook in May to the faculty, staff, and student body that reflects the experiences of this school year and is an accurate representation of all.

 

 

GOALS:

• To create a yearbook that reflects our entire student body.

• Develop journalistic skills, including writing, interviewing, and gathering information.

• Develop design skills, including layout, graphic design, and photography.

 

 

EXPECTATIONS:

• Meet all deadlines.

• Collect interesting and accurate information.

• Correctly and appropriately reflect all faculty, staff, and student members.

• If needed, spend time outside of class in order to complete work.

• If needed, complete work for other staff members.

• Revise work as needed during the editing process.

 

 

GRADING:

• 60% Deadlines: Based on quality and accuracy of work when submitted for major deadlines.

• 30% Assignments: Smaller assignments to help work towards major deadlines. Includes, but is not limited to: mini-deadlines, photography assignments, and data collection.

• 10% Homework: Assignments may need to be completed outside of class in order to meet major deadlines.

 

 

 

Grading Scale

100-90=A

89-80=B

79-70=C

69 or below=F

 

 

 

IN CLASS EXPECTATIONS:

Class time is meant for working on the yearbook. If you have completed your assignments you should be helping other staff members complete theirs.

 

• Homework passes: Each semester you have two homework passes you can use to use class time to work on other assignments. In order to use your homework passes you must get permission from your yearbook instructor, editor-in-chief, and section editor.

• Tardiness: All students are expected to be in the classroom when the bell rings.

• Behavior: All school rules apply while in the yearbook classroom and while outside of school when you are representing our yearbook by attending events, recruiting advertisers, etc.

• Out of class expectations: You should have a camera with them in school and at school events. You should be willing to attend school events in order to cover them in the yearbook and work on yearbook assignments outside of class in order to meet deadlines.

 

 

WHAT HAPPENS IF I MISS CLASS?

It is the responsibility of the students to make up any missed work due to an excused absence. You have three days to make up any missed assignments. If your absence prevents you from meeting a major deadline you must delegate your work to another staff member or an editor.

 

 

 

 

 

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