Caption

Samples of
captions
What to learn …
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Caption is…
… a brief description,
heading, or title that
identifies or introduces a
document, graphic,
photograph, or table.
The function of a caption is …

→ Helping readers or viewers

to understand more information that might not be in
photos, videos, table, or graph.
The functions of a caption are … (more )

- To explain what is shown in the picture or illustration .

- To identify the subject of the picture.
- To draw attention to something in the image that is not
obvious.
- To help the readers understand that may not be in the
text.
Generic structure of
Caption

1. The title
3. Description
 Use present tense to describe action
1
in photo/picture.

Use exclamation, adjective clause,

Language 2
noun phrase
features of When identifying members of group,
3
caption write from ‘left’ (not from ‘left to right’)

Do not use ‘above’ or ‘pictured here’

4

5 Sometimes question is used.

1. Caption of photo

Caption
2. Caption of graph

Caption
3. Caption of chart

Caption
4. Caption of table

Caption
 The way to get
started is to quit
talking and
begin doing.
 1 It can identify the subject of the picture clearly.

Criteria of 2 It should be succinct and informative.

a good caption
3 It must be relevant to the picture.

4 It provides context of the picture.

5 It draws the readers into the article.

Activity 2
 Look at the
following
captions.
Compare
the content,
purpose and
the
structure.
 Read the captions. Compare them.
Aspects Caption 1 Caption 2 Caption 3 Caption 4

Topic

Detailed information

Place/time

Source
Caption
1
Caption
2
Caption
3
Caption
4
1 Answer these
questions.
2
 3
Answer
these
questions.
See…
Meeting 2
Watch and review.
 Write
a Choose a picture.
caption Make your own caption.
Thank you