Yearbook Blueprint 2022-2023

BRAINSTORMING TIPS

USING CLUES FROM THE PREVIOUS QUESTIONS, LIST THE FIVE MAJOR IDEAS THAT BEST REPRESENT THE FLAVOR OF NEXT YEAR.

Get your yearbook staff members together to come up with a creative theme. • Create a comfortable setting — Sit in a circle inside or outside, anywhere that is comfortable and contributes to a creative environment. Pizza is a good creativity generator! • Designate a leader — This person explains what you are trying to do, records the ideas, sets the time limit for the brainstorming session and makes sure everyone stays focused on defining the theme. • Define the problem — You are trying to define a theme for your yearbook. Write out some of the answers to the previous pages on a large piece of paper or dry erase board so everyone can see them. Then take turns coming up with theme ideas! • Don’t judge ideas — At this stage, there are no stupid ideas! You want quantity, not quality. Sometimes the craziest ideas lead to the best ideas! The more ideas you have, the easier it will be to select good ones later. Record everything. • Evaluate the theme ideas — When the ideas stop coming and the leader determines brainstorming is over, go over the list. Save the workable ideas and throw out the rest. There’s a good chance you will end up with the perfect theme. It works!

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AS A STAFF, BRAINSTORM THESE IDEAS TO DETERMINE THE ONE IDEA OR COMBINATION OF IDEAS THAT WOULD BEST CAPTURE THE YEAR. REFER TO THE THEME IDEAS STARTING ON PAGE 8 FOR SOME THEMES. • Of these ideas, does one apply specifically to this school and year?

THEME

• If not, does one specifically relate to this school but not solely this year?

• If not, does one specifically relate to this year but not solely this school?

• If not, look through the themes located on the previous pages that have been used by others and see if one fits your situation.

Discuss the idea you have selected. Now is the time to be critical. Discuss words that relate to the idea. See if you can come up with even more creative wording. When the phrase is workable for everyone, and it conveys your idea in just a few words, this is your THEME! CONGRATULATIONS! STATE YOUR THEME BELOW.

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