I love COOKIES!!!
Cover o Theme fonts o Theme Meaning o Graphic Representations o Possible colors should start here
Endsheets o Great Place for the table of contents
Title Page o Name of Book o School name and complete address, phone, fax, o Volume number o School population
Opening o Sets the tone o Gives reason why you chose the theme you did
Division Pages o Consider spin-offs within each division so that the division page mirrors the opening but also introduces something new
Closing o Mirrors the opening and brings the book to a nice, logical conclusion o Colophon
Other places to use theme: o Folios o Fonts o Headlines o Layout o Gimmicks o Photos o Graphics
Theme Types o Pride o Actual Event o Slogan o Anniversary o Fun o Geographic Landmark o Double-Edged
Don’t have too much of a good thing – theme doesn’t have to be on every page. Or, if it is, make it subtle.
When I think of my school, these five words come to mind:
Five most unique things about my school are:
Other schools in our league say this about us:
We are a lot lie an Oreo cookie in this way: o On the outside we look like – o But on the inside we are really –
We are a lot like a chocolate chip cookie in this way: o The dough of our school is – o The chocolate chips are –
While we let our ideas bounce around in our head, let’s examine how other schools developed their theme.