2012- FALL YEARBOOK FINAL EXAMINATION

BACKGROUND:

We have been working on creating our yearbook for most of this semester and all students should be familiar with the use of yearbookavenue.com as a tool for page creation. For this Midterm Examination, students will be creating an exciting and creative yearbook page given only some photographs and a page theme.

THE PAGES:

Each student has an already created PRACTICE PAGE on yearbookavenue.com. To find your page, simply log in to yearbookavenue.com and select CREATE> PAGE DESIGN from the home page menu. Once the blank page loads, select the DESIGNS tab on the right side of the screen. From the PULL DOWN MENU at the top of the DESIGNS panel, select PRACTICE PAGES. Once you have found your "LASTNAME_MIDTERM" PAGE, click on the blue "I" icon and select EDIT (see picture right). You are now ready to begin creating your page.

CREATING THE PAGES:  You attend WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, home of the DEMONS. The school colors are green and white.

You are a member of the yearbook staff and your yearbook editor has asked you to create the "SUMMER ACTIVITIES" page. She has provided you with six different summer photographs, which are already included on your PRACTICE PAGE.

Using ANY RESOURCES at your disposal (including lookbooks, if you wish), create a vibrant and interesting yearbook page. Keep in mind the following points as you create your page:

  1. You can ONLY use the six photographs already on your page. If necessary, you can delete any of the photos that you wish, but you cannot add any other pictures. Feel free to resize or reshape your photographs to fit your needs.
  2. You are only required to use the LEFT SIDE PAGE for your design. You can use both pages if you wish for extra impact.
  3. You MUST include a catchy headline and a sub-headline that inform the reader about the content on your page.
  4. You can use ANY colors, effects, shapes or fonts that you wish on your page to make it interesting and exciting. You DO NOT have to use the school colors on your page, but can if you wish.
  5. You MUST include a STORY on your page that discusses the events and the photographs on your page. This story must be AT LEAST 8 sentences long! Your story must be logical and sensible for the photographs displayed. You MUST use proper grammar, complete sentences and you must SPELL EVERYTHING CORRECTLY!
  6. You MUST include CAPTIONS for each of your photographs and each caption will include the names of the people in the photograph. You do not know any of these people, so just make up names.
  7. You DO NOT have to follow our current yearbook templates or theme, as a matter of fact, I highly discourage doing so. I am looking for originality and creativity.
  8. You DO NOT have to include any folios or tag any photographs.

FINAL COMPLETION: All students that are not exempt MUST complete this Final Examination or risk failing the course. Exempt students do not have to take the exam, but may wish to, if they feel that it may increase their grade. Should a student be exempt from the midterm and perform poorly, their grade will NOT be used in calculating their semester grade.

GRADING:

  • Pleasing and creative use of photographs= 20 points possible.
  • Informative and catchy Headline and Subheads= 20 points possible.
  • Interesting and logical story text using proper grammar and spelling= 20 points possible.
  • Proper Captioning of all Photographs, including "names"= 20 points possible.
  • Original and attractive page layout= 20 points possible.