Planning meeting:  Info from EIC and other editors  This week’s coverage  Today:  Specialty teams created by end of day?  Review of writing captions & group project Today is about CAPTIONS

 With a partner and using your notes, review the ABCDQ’s of caption writing. What do they stand for? How do you write them?  A = Action, written in present tense  BC = Another sentence (or two) of details in past tense  DQ = A descriptive quote ABCDQ Review

1.Pivot to groups of four 2.Find great photos (cut out or print) for your page 3.Come up with a title—Clear & Interesting 4.Write ABCDQ captions for each picture 5.Mock them up on paper—graded as a group  Keys to success: Assign roles (photos, title, captions, design) Plan today, create tomorrow—and Wednesday? Be prepared to present your page to the class as a group Find inspiration from other publications (and yearbooks) GROUP PROJECT: Build a Mock Page

Specialty Teams If there is time…  Meet in your assigned specialty teams  Introduce yourselves to the other members of the group and let them know what you bring to the team  Elect a record-keeper  Discuss initial ideas, thoughts, questions… and WRITE THEM DOWN!  If time, meet with Mr. Thompson and/or Larissa for a few thoughts as we get started…