Yearbook Terms Flashcards
Academics Section
covers all aspects of curriculum-related experiences
Action Photos
capture the important moments when they’re happening; they show an activity or event in progress
Advertising Section
dictated by budget and policy and can include business and/or recognition acts
Angle
an angle narrowly defines a topic, making specific verbal and visual storytelling possible
Captions
text blocks accompanying photos that add information, answer readers’ questions
Chronological Content Approach
a coverage approach that uses a time element such as seasons or months to organize the content
Content Module
a portion of a page or spread with mini designs of photos and text
Coverage
the story of the year told through complete, balanced, relevant, and dynamic verbal and visual content
Feature Story
single-story approach packed with facts, figures, descriptive details, specific examples, quotes, and poignant anecdotes
Headline
a large type designed to attract readers to stories and draw them to pages
Infographic
presents facts and figures, often poll and survey results, in a visual way that often includes illustrative art
Ladder
diagram or online tool used to plan content/coverage, deadlines and color
Multi-Spread Presentation
when an important topic receives two or more spreads, allowing for in-depth coverage
Multiple
eight pages on one side of a press sheet, indicated by shading on the ladder; pages are printed in multiples
Organization Section
covers the activities of school groups, emphasizing the value of membership and experiences (clubs/group sections)
People Section
covers students, faculty, and staff in portraits and feature stories that serve as the record of the school
Photojournalistic Photos
tell stories, show action and reaction, provide a variety of subjects and points of view
Quick Reads
typically short stories or groups of facts represented in a broad range of writing and design formats
Reference Photos
group shots and portraits that provide a record of the school population and the membership of organizations and clubs
Signature
a grouping of pages that are printed on the same press sheet and folded into a 16-page mini-booklet; signatures are bound to make a complete book
Sports Section
covers interscholastic competition (teams and individual sports) and other athletic activities students are involved in
Spread
most common allocation of space, two facing pages presenting a variety of elements to tell a story; even and odd pages
Story
the main text, story, or article. also called a copy
Student Life Section
section of a yearbook that covers activities in and out of school that directly affect the lives of students, focuses on students as individuals
