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Caption Text
Caption is a short piece of
text under a picture that
describes or explains what it
is about.

Caption is a part of
Jornalism that should be
informative.
Generic Structure of Caption

 The title
 The lead
 Section Heading
 Language Features

• Exclamation
• Question
• Adjective Phrase
• Personal Phrase
What is the Caption Function?
Function :
Helping readers or viewers to
understand more information that
might not be in photos or videos.
There are criteria for a good caption, as follows.

1. It clearly identifies the subject of the picture,

without detailing the obvious
2. It is succinct
3. It establishes the picture’s relevance to the
article
4. It provides context for the picture
5. It draws the reader to the article
 Rule of Writing a caption?
1. Supply specific information
(Answering 5W1H Question)
2. User present tense on the first
sentence
3. Caption are written in a complete
sentences
4. Clearly identify the people and
location in the photo
5. Identify the person from left to right
 How to a write caption text?
1. Observe the picture or video you will give the
caption
2. Find out the message that will be sent from
the picture before you write caption
3. Write sentence or phrase under the picture
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