Traditional books? You've probably created one. Chronologial? Maybe you've taken your staff on a week-by-week approach to your book's ladder.

But when you really want to change it up, it's time for 'umbrella' coverage, and there's one adviser who explains her staff's approach to these unique books better than any other — one of JEA's 2015 Distinguished Yearbook Advisers of the Year, Erinn Harris, who advises in northern Virginia.

As you start theme development with your staff and figure out next year's story, you can consider if chronological or umbrella coverage is right for you. After a brief overview of chronological options, we take a deep dive on umbrella, or 'concept' coverage. We take you through the process step-by-step, and Erinn has made available three past books' worth of slides and exapmles for you and your staff to study. You can access those here: tinyurl.com/ybkwhysep10

You can contact Erinn at [email protected], and check out ALL of the Yearbook Besties' resources at YearbookBesties.com

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