6.1 | Quick Reads

STEP 1 – LEARN Alternative Story Formats, or Quick Reads, help tell the story in a visual and fun way. Quick Reads require less writing, but just as much research.

THE GOALS . To make every page in the yearbook interesting to as many people as possible. To include as many people as possible in a meaningful way on every spread.

SAMPLE SPREAD WITH QUICK READ Notice that the quick reads on this page are unrelated to the primary content on the page. They relate to one another in that they happened during the same week. Glenbrook South High School [IL]

QUICK READS CAN INCLUDE Fact Fact box List Top 10 Summary points Informational map Diagram Definition 5Ws & H Mini-profile Matching Quiz While some stories are best told in extended feature form, some stories are better told in an alternative format. These quick-read formats are an easy way for readers to get information without investing several minutes to read a full-length story. Consider a variety of quick read formats to convey facts, figures and feelings in a non-story style. They can be interactive formats or chronologies. They could be a series of anecdotes, descriptive paragraphs or quotes. They’re often packaged with graphics. Select the format based on the content.

QUICK READS CAN INCLUDE By the numbers Schedule Calendar Timeline Charts Graphs Percentages Table Index Listing Stats Scoreboard

QUICK READS CAN INCLUDE Feelings Quotes Question & answer Personal narrative He said/she said

QUICK READS CAN INCLUDE FACTS: Fact Box FIGURES: Timeline FEELINGS: Quotes with photos FACTS/FEELINGS: Fact Box/Quotes FACTS: Fact Box FIGURES: Stats FEELINGS: Quotes FEELINGS: Question and Answer FACTS: Summary Points FEELINGS: Quotes with photos INFORMATIONAL STRIPS ALONG BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE Glenbrook South High School [IL]

QUICK READS CAN INCLUDE FIGURES: Calendar FEELINGS: Quotes FEELINGS: Personal Narratives FACTS: Information Map Glenbrook South HS FEELINGS: Quotes FIGURES: Scoreboard FEELINGS: Quotes PAGE MODULES Glenbrook South High School [IL]

(left to right, top to bottom) NAME THE CATEGORY (left to right, top to bottom) FIGURES: Stats FIGURES: Stats Kirkwood HS FACTS: Fact Box FIGURES: Stats PAGE MODULES Kirkwood High School [MO]

(left to right, top to bottom) NAME THE CATEGORY (left to right, top to bottom) FACTS: Fact Box FACTS: List Quick Reads should match the look and feel of the book theme. Similarities: Fonts Colors Graphic style FIGURES: Stats FACTS: Information Map PAGE MODULES Kirkwood High School [MO]

NAME THE VISUAL SIMILARITIES Quick Reads should match the look and feel of the book theme. Visual similarities include: Fonts Colors Arrangement of text in headlines PAGE MODULES Eisenhower High School [MI]

HOW COULD YOU ADAPT THESE IDEAS? All great ideas come from adaptations of other ideas. Have students look at the examples on this slide and answer the following questions: Which is your favorite Quick Read? Are there any specific areas of one of these examples that you especially like? How could you adapt one of these for use in our books? Example: “Dreamy Bedrooms” could be adapted to “Back in the Day” and students could talk about and draw pictures of their favorite childhood after-school pass time. PAGE MODULES Chaparrel High School [AZ]

HOW COULD YOU ADAPT THESE IDEAS? Coronado HS All great ideas come from adaptations of other ideas. Have students look at the examples on this slide and answer the following questions: Which is your favorite Quick Read? Are there any specific areas of one of these examples that you especially like? How could you adapt one of these for use in our books? Example: “Dreamy Bedrooms” could be adapted to “Back in the Day” and students could talk about and draw pictures of their favorite childhood after-school pass time. PAGE MODULES Coronado High School [NV]

HOW COULD YOU ADAPT THESE IDEAS? All great ideas come from adaptations of other ideas. Have students look at the examples on this slide and answer the following questions: Which is your favorite Quick Read? Are there any specific areas of one of these examples that you especially like? How could you adapt one of these for use in our books? Example: “Dreamy Bedrooms” could be adapted to “Back in the Day” and students could talk about and draw pictures of their favorite childhood after-school pass time. PAGE MODULES Shawnee Mission West High School [KS]

HOW COULD YOU ADAPT THESE IDEAS? All great ideas come from adaptations of other ideas. Have students look at the examples on this slide and answer the following questions: Which is your favorite Quick Read? Are there any specific areas of one of these examples that you especially like? How could you adapt one of these for use in our books? Example: “Dreamy Bedrooms” could be adapted to “Back in the Day” and students could talk about and draw pictures of their favorite childhood after-school pass time. PAGE MODULES Dos Pueblos High School [CA]

STEP 2 – PRACTICE Brainstorm Quick Reads using Start Right Activity 7.6 – Show & Tell

STEP 3 – USE Look in magazines, newspapers and websites for examples of Quick Reads. Collect examples, using a class Pinterest Board for examples from the internet and a notebook for paper examples. Reference these ideas as you create your spreads throughout the year.