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4. The writer creates a first draft of the story. Draft One is read by another member of the team and is
edited for content, interest and coverage.
■ Is this an original, unique story?
■ Is the appeal of the story broad enough to interest the entire student body? REVISING AND EDITING 7.5

5. The writer revises the story based on feedback and submits a second draft to a writer on a different page
team. Draft Two is edited for structure and organization.
■ Is it well written and well organized? Revising and editing works best with a well-structured workflow.
■ Does it flow? Guidelines remain clear, with each editor reading the story for
■ Are quotes included? a different purpose. This clarifies an editor’s focus and avoids
■ Are transitions used?
redundancy in the work. Major issues are discovered early on,
6. The writer revises the story and submits a third draft to the copy editor. The copy editor will edit the piece with a series of well-constructed checks and balances for the
according to the style guide and any agreed upon guidelines.
■ Is it in past tense? entire staff, not just the adviser.

■ Is it mechanically sound?
For some programs the editing workflow has too many edits. Programs may not have
7. The writer revises the story one last time. The final draft is considered PAGE READY and is placed into the time or staff availability. Others may find that it’s not extensive enough. They might
the page design. prefer adding a fourth edit for style to address word choice, diction and storytelling.

Remember: The ultimate goal of editing is to improve the overall quality of the writing,
to have consistency in the storytelling and conventions. Yearbook copy should tell
YEARBOOK WRITING/WORKFLOW stories that are compelling to read and relevant to the year.

Students should create their document in Google Docs or another collaborative program, following the AN EDITING ACTIVITY, PERHAPS
organizational structure set up by the copy editor(s). Students may view classmates’ work as editor or in
suggestion view, working collaboratively.

STEP 1 The previous outlined workflow model has students editing one another’s work. And
Page assignment given to individual student or student team by adviser. Together, the team members
complete the Build a Story worksheet. while some programs have students functioning in a variety of different roles, some
One team member is assigned or volunteers to be the story writer and begins researching the topic
and interviewing students. staffs are more comfortable with students functioning in only one role in particular:

STEP 2 photographers take pictures, designers build pages and writers write copy.
Research is shared with the team who decided on the direction of the story and page.
The page designer and other team members offer feedback to writer prior to first draft. In only one instance in the proposed workflow does a non-writer read and comment on
The story plan is submitted to the adviser for approval. If the angle of the story is either too limiting
or too broad, the adviser offers suggestions and alternatives. a writer’s draft, and it is the first edit for content, interest, and coverage—topics that

STEP 3 any photographer should understand well. Yet despite having that understanding, they
The writer creates a first draft of the story.
may struggle with the tools to make suggestions.
Draft One is read by another member of the team and is edited for content, interest, and coverage.
! Is this an original, unique story?
! Is the appeal of the story broad enough to interest the entire student body?
STEP 4
The writer revises story based on feedback and submits a second draft to a writer on a different
page team.
Draft Two is edited for structure and organization.
! Is it well written and well organized?
! Does it flow?
! Are quotes included? To be successful, revising and editing must
! Are transitions used?

STEP 5 have clear guidelines and a specific purpose.
The writer revises the story and submits a third-party draft to the copy editor.

The copy editor will edit the piece according to the style guide and any agreed upon guidelines.
! Is it in the past tense?
! Is it mechanically sound?

STEP 6
The writer revises the story one last time. The final draft is considered PAGE READY and is placed
into the page design.

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