Three core yearbook skills. Six complete resources. One bundle for building a staff that knows what they're doing before the first deadline hits. Most yearbook programs spend the first months of the year putting out fires: quotes that sound the same on every spread, action photos that blurred because the shutter was too slow, captions that describe the photo instead of adding to it. This bundle addresses all three — not with one-size-fits-all writing advice, but with resources built specifically for the yearbook context. What's included — six files total: Yearbook Interview Techniques Slideshow (16 slides, PPTX) A complete lesson on getting quotes that work in yearbook — quotes that capture how the year felt, not just what happened. Covers the difference between yearbook and news interviews, what makes a quote usable vs. generic, planning questions around spread theme, follow-up technique, interviewing reluctant classmates, capturing candid quotes, and a pre-submission checklist.
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Yearbook Interview Tip Sheet (2 pages, Word/Google Docs) A keep-at-your-desk reference for staff. Question starters organized by purpose, a usable vs. trophy quote comparison table with real examples, and a six-item pre-submission checklist. Yearbook Action & Sports Photography Slideshow (17 slides, PPTX) A complete lesson on sports photography for yearbook photographers with no formal training. Covers shutter speed, continuous shooting mode, starting-point camera settings, gym lighting, sideline positioning by sport, backgrounds, editing for print, and a full game day workflow. Brand agnostic — works with any DSLR or mirrorless camera. Yearbook Photography Quick Reference Card (1 page, Word) A camera bag reference card covering starting-point settings for six key settings, sport-by-sport positioning for seven sports, and a before/after game day checklist. Yearbook Captions and Spread Copy Slideshow (14 slides, PPTX) A complete lesson on caption writing and spread copy for yearbook. Covers all five caption types with bad/good side-by-side examples, the trophy caption problem, what every caption must include, connecting copy to theme, and a quality checklist. Yearbook Captions & Copy Worksheet (2 pages, Word) Three practice exercises — Fix the Trophy Caption, Write an Extended Caption, Write the Spread Copy Opening — plus a five-caption-type quick reference table.
How to use this bundle: Each slideshow pairs with its companion reference or worksheet — run the lesson, hand out the resource, done. But the three pairs also work independently of each other. Use the photography resources at the start of fall sports season. Use the interview resources at the start of the year when new staff need fundamentals. Use the captions resources when proofs come back full of trophy captions. There's no required sequence. Who this is for: This bundle is built for high school yearbook advisers who are building a program from scratch, inheriting a staff with gaps in their skills, or looking for plug-and-play curriculum they can use without spending their planning period creating it. All six resources are immediately usable — no adaptation required.
Individual bundles for each skill set are available separately.
Designed for grades 9th – 12th.
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