Have You Ever Seen Something Like These?

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Have you ever seen something like these?

Caption Text
12th Grade
Vocational High School ISFI
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What is
Caption?
A caption, also known as a cutline, is a text that
appears below an image. Most captions draw
attention to something in the image that is not
obvious, such as its relevance to the text.

Captions can consist of a few words of


description, or several sentences. Along with the
title, leas and section headings.
Where can you find
captions?
Captions also include a short title or heading of
an article in a magazine or newspaper.

Words shown on a cinema or television screen


to establish the scene of a story are also called
captions.

Captions can also be inserted below/above


charts, figures, graphics and tables.
Function of Caption

To tell the viewer or the reader


about what’s happening in the
picture, video, table or graph.
Criteria of Good Captions

1 2 3
Clearly identifies the It is succinct. It establishes the picture’s
subject of the picture relevance to the article

4 5
Provides context for Draws the reader into
the picture the article
Kinds of Captions

1 2 3
Identification Bar Cutline Summary
(Who is the person in (Who’s the person and (Include 5W)
the what’s
picture) happening)

6
4 5 Group Identification
Expanded Quote
(Include 5W + 1H)
Generic Structure and Language Features

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Exploration!

Let’s analyze what the


caption is about!
Homework!
Choose one between these two pictures and write the
caption about it in a piece of paper!
Homework!
Upload a picture of your favorite
things/person and write
caption
about it!

Upload the picture on instagram


and tag my IG
account
@farandelia

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