AY24-25 9/20/24 Art Studio - yearbook

Yearbook:
Trimester 1: Finding the Theme

There are 4 parts to creating a truly spectacular yearbook.
1. Theme
2. Content
3. Design
4. Editing

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Creating a theme:

What do you already know about themes?

Creating a theme:

​We'll watch the first part of this video, stopping to talk about what the creator means.

Creating a theme:

​1. What are some things that are really trendy right now? Why does she say to avoid trendy topics?

2. What was special, unique about her high school?

3. What does she mean when she says to make sure the theme is "inclusive?"

Creating a theme:

​What are some things that people enjoy at Westlawn? What are some things that most people take part in?

I will be your scribe.

Creating a theme: Step 1

Brainstorm at least 15 adjectives and factoids that describe our school.

Consider changes impacting your school this year.
Identify what makes our school unique.
I will be your scribe.

Creating a theme: Step 2

From the list of adjectives and factoids from step one, brainstorm phrases that creatively convey the key message.

Consider alliteration, assonance, oxymoron, antonym, cliché, homonym, onomatopoeia, pun, rhyme and synonym.

I will be your scribe.

Creating a theme: Step 3:

From the suitable theme slogans listed in step two, work together to select the phrase that best represents the tone for the theme, the story, of the year.


I will be your scribe.

Break Time!!

ways to take a break here:c

• Play an art game by yourself or invite a partner

• Use the art dice to inspire a drawing or draw from your imagination.

• Use the modeling clay

• Use the free exploration box to create something unique

• Play an online art game on https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/ or one of these games at: https://artsology.com/sand_painting.php

Using the Theme to Tie It All Together

Step 1:

Look at yearbooks and find out what sections appear.
(for example: Sports)

We'll come together and create a list of sections/special pages we want to have in our yearbook.

Creating a theme:

Step 2:
Make new phrases for each section by using important words or ideas from the main theme.

Creating a theme:

Step 3: 2 options

1. ​go with a teacher to find people and things to take photos of.

2. save your photos to the correct google photos file-folder - teacher will assist

1. ​create a piece of art to include in the yearbook - sketch in your sketchbook, paint, or use modeling clay

2. clean up after yourself.

Or