CAPTION

What is caption?
Caption is a tittle or a brief
description of a picture,
video, table or graph.
The functions of caption
• To give information to the readers
or viewers about the pictures or
videos.
• To convey certain messages.
 Kinds of caption
1. Identification bar
2. Group identification
3. Cutline
4. Summary
5. Expanded
6. Quote
 Identification Bar
Identification bar is a type of caption in English
which only state who/what is in the picture.
Identification bar
 Identification bar

DR. Anies Baswedan, The Governor of DKI

Jakarta
 Group Identification

Same as the type of identification

bar, only this type is used when the
image contains more than one
person.
Group Identification
 Cutline
This caption mentions about who are the
subject in the picture or photo and what activity
they do
( Who + What)
Cutline
 Summary
Summary contains a complete
explanation of who was drawn,
what was done, when it happened,
where it happened and why was it
done.
( Who, what, when, where and
why)
Summary
 Expanded
• Expanded caption should range from 2-3
sentences
• Answer 5W and H in every caption
• There is a quotes to strenghten the caption.
Expanded
 Quote
Quote is a quotation from a
text or speech.
Quote
 The rule to write caption
• Supply specific information (Answering 5W1H
Question)
• User present tense on the first sentence
• Caption are written in a complete sentences
• Clearly identify the people and location in the
photo
• Identify the person from left to right
What kind of caption is this?
What kind of caption is this?
Write your caption !
Write your caption !
Write your caption !
Write your caption !
 Answer these questions correctly.
1. Do you know why someone write caption?
2. Where do you usually write caption?
3. What can make people understand the
messages in the caption?
4. What can you learn from this chapter?
5. Do you have any difficullties in understanding
and writing captions?