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Publications I & II (SCP) 909, 910
Overview
TIME FRAME: 1 semester
GRADE: 9-12
CONTACT:
MAP LEVEL: 4
23.3 LANGUAGE ARTS - COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS
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23.3 LANGUAGE ARTS - COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS
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23.4 LANGUAGE ARTS - ENGLISH LANG CONVENTIONS
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04.2 LRIT - COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
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01.4 THE ARTS - VISUAL ART
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What are the fundamental elements and steps necessary in creating a comprehensive yearbook?
What are ways to effectively unify a yearbook?
How can photography, composition, titles, layout and design be used to effectively communicate an idea?
The Publications course focuses on the publication of Woodstock Academy’s yearbook.
Publications presents the fundamentals of the publication process, specifically that for the production of a school yearbook. This course of study includes computer layout and design, fundamentals of publications, and an introduction to the basic elements of photography. Students enrolled in this class will be introduced to the fundamentals of yearbook design and the production process of individual production tasks for yearbook completion.
Students in Publications I & II will develop and display the ability to:
-- Use basic layout and design skills, including the use of computer software (such Adobe PageMaker and Phototshop), in order to contribute to the production of a professionally published yearbook,
-- Apply the basic practices of aesthetic selection of photographs for publication, including the concepts of framing, leading lines, the rule of thirds, sharpness of focus, ideal contrast, and so on,
-- Run an effective advertising campaign in support of the yearbook, and they will understand the implications of not doing so,
-- Apply the conventions of the English language and the basic processes of editing and revision in their writing,
-- Approach problems from multiple perspectives and identify options in the development of solutions,
-- Use a variety of forms of expression to communicate to varying audiences appropriately, using both verbal and nonverbal skills,
-- Utilize school and community resources, individual and group talents to apply problem solving to achieve a common goal,
-- Make informed choices by analyzing, interpreting, and utilizing information
-- Demonstrate tolerance for all people and respect for the uniqueness of all individuals,
-- Engage in activities which provide opportunities to apply knowledge and aesthetic judgment to personal life, home, and/or community,
-- express individual perceptions, experiences, ideas and feelings through a variety of media.
All students will
-- Be instructed in the skills necessary to complete computer layout and design,
-- Be instructed in the basic elements of photography,
-- Be guided in the steps necessary to complete the yearbook, inception to completion,
-- Experience the editing process either by teacher editing or the peer editing process.
Assessment of student performance will include the evaluation of:
-- Collection of necessary yearbook information, practice layout and design, aesthetic response to photographs, photographic assignments, brief composition and so on,
-- Advance drafts and final copies pages for the yearbook, aesthetic response to photographs and design elements in a critique format, and other more formal modes of writing,
-- Successful contributions to the preparation, assembly, marketing and completion of the yearbook.
As time allows, the students in Publications I & II may undertake the responsibility of designing and producing communications for various groups in the Woodstock Academy community (such as information flyers and brochures, playbills, etc.)
This class is an English elective, and does not satisfy the 4-year requirement for graduation.
Students may take Publications II more than once for credit.