SUMMARY C A P T I O N

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IEZ Z A GE UT H E N A R A HM A N
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TANTO VERGIAWAN
FARADIBA ASYIFA
TIA AMELIA ADHA
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PUTRI YANTI ARITO
ADINDA DAVINA
 WHAT IS CAPTION ?
CAPTIONS ARE A SERIES OF SENTENCES THAT SUPPORT IMAGES OR VIDEOS UPLOADED TO SOCIAL MEDIA. CAPTIONS
CAN CONTAIN VARIOUS SENTENCES ACCORDING TO THE WISHES OF EACH INDIVIDUAL. WITH THE CAPTION, IT WILL
DESCRIBE THE FEELINGS OR DESIRES EVEN THE INTENT OF THE UPLOADED IMAGE OR VIDEO.

CAPTIONS ARE USED FOR VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA. THE MAIN THING IS INSTAGRAM SOCIAL MEDIA USERS. HOWEVER,
ALL IMAGE OR VIDEO POSTS ACCOMPANIED BY WRITTEN EXPLANATIONS ARE CALLED CAPTIONS. NOT LIMITED TO JUST
INSTAGRAM. WITH A CAPTION, THE POST WILL BE A FORM OF EXPRESSION THAT READERS MAY BE AWARE OF. WITH THE
CAPTION, IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO INSERT A MEANING. WITH THE SPREAD OF MANY CAPTIONS TO SUPPORT POSTS ON
SOCIAL MEDIA, EACH INDIVIDUAL COMPETES TO MAKE POSTS WITH CAPTIONS THAT ARE INTERESTING AND LOOK COOL.
STRUCTURE CAPTION
1. DON'T USE ARTICLES LIKE A, AN, OR THE
2. AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE USE THE PRESENT TENSES SO THAT THE IMAGE CAN BE DESCRIBED
3. PROVIDE THE READER WITH INFORMATION THAT IS NOT OBTAINED FROM LOOKING AT THE PICTURES ALONE
4. THE EXISTENCE OF THE CAPTION TO COMPLEMENT THE PHOTO IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE PHOTO
5. WRITING A CAPTION DOES NOT NEED TO BEGIN WITH A NAME
6. WRITING A CAPTION TO SHOW AN INDIVIDUAL, CAN USE THE WORD "FROM LEFT," NOT "FROM LEFT TO RIGHT."
7. NO NEED TO WRITE CLEAR WORDS LIKE "ABOVE" AND "PICTURED HERE"
8. ONLY MENTION THE NAME IN THE CAPTION IF THE NAME REALLY MATTERS
9. START WRITING GOOD CAPTIONS IN ENGLISH WITH THE FOLLOWING WORD VARIATIONS
WHAT IS SUMMARY CAPTION?

IS A CAPTION THAT CONTAINS A COMPLETE EXPLANATION OF WHO WAS DRAWN, WHAT WAS DONE, WHEN IT HAPPENED, WHERE IT
HAPPENED, AND WHY IT WAS DONE.

IN THE CAPTION SUMMARY THE INFORMATION WE GET IN THE COMPLEMENTARY TEXT IS MORE DETAILED. THERE IS INFORMATION ON
WHAT, WHO, WHERE, WHEN. USUALLY THE TASK OF MAKING ENGLISH CAPTION 5W 1H EXAMPLES IS IN THIS TYPE OF CAPTION OR
EXPANDED CAPTION. IN THE MEDIA IMAGE WE CAN FIND IT LIKE IN THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE TAKEN FROM
EXAMPLE
QUESTION
•WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE CAPTION?
ANSWER:

• WHEN WAS THE PICTURE TAKEN?

ANSWER:

• WHERE WAS THE LOCATION IN THE PICTURE?

ANSWER:

• WHO IS THE MAIN SUBJECT IN THE PICTURE THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE

CAPTION?
ANSWER:

• WHAT KIND OF CAPTION IS IN THE PICT?

ANSWER:
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