CAPTION ( PART 1, 2 & 3 )

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CAPTION

What is a caption text?

Caption text is brief description, heading, or title that identifier or introduces a document, graphic, photograph, or table.

Generic structure of caption

1.  The title

2.  The lead

3.  Section Heading

Language Features

1.  Exclamation

2.  Question

3.  Adjective Phrase

4.  Personal Phrase

What is the caption function?

Helping readers or viewers to understand more information that might not be in photos or videos.

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

Types of English Captions in Current Media

The development of media content both offline and online encourages creativity to visualize the best content. Captions are used to provide more information about an image or to beautify an image. Currently there are several types of writing complementary images that can be referred to as captions, namely:

·         Identification bar: This type of caption only says who is in the picture

·         Cutline: This type of caption says who is being drawn and what they are doing

·         Summary: Contains a complete explanation of who is pictured, what was done, when it happened, where it happened, and why it was done.

·         Expanded: A more complete form of summary, this type of caption also includes how it happened and quotes.

·         Group identification: Same as the type of caption identification bar, only this type is used when the image contains more than one person.

·         Quote: Contains quotes from someone's words related to the image.

Example :

PART 1

ACTIVITY 3

Do the Practice 1,2 (page 8-9)  & part E (page 12-13) from the module above and attach the photo in your blog!

Practise 1:

Read out these two captions (text 1 and text 2) loudly and meaningfully and take a note on your notebook if you find some words that you do not understand. Then consult the dictionary.

Text 1

What a ride: Jakartans enjoy a trial run of the first phase of the Jakarta MRT, which connects Lebak Bulus in South Jakarta to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta, on Tuesday. City-owned PT MRT Jakarta is carrying out a free trial of its new service until March 24, aiming to attract 285,000 passengers. (The Jakarta Post/Wendra Ajistyatama).

Text 2

In this Sept. 20, 2018 photo, 5th grade teacher Heather Dalton, center, works with students Julian Ryno, left, and Ma'Kenley Burns, doing math problems on the Dream Box system at Charles Barnum Elementary School in Groton, Conn. A wide array of apps, websites and software used in schools borrow elements from video games to help teachers connect with students living technology-infused lives. —AP Photo/Michael Melia

Practise 2:

Read these two captions (text 1 and text 2) one more time. Then answer the following questions for each text. Write your answer with a complete answer on your notebook.

1.      What is the text about?

Text 1 : The text is about a trial run of the first phase of the Jakarta MRT.

Text 2 : The text is about teacher working on a math problem with three students at Charles Barnum Elementary School in Groton, Conn.

 

2.      Who are in the picture?

Text 1 : Jakartans are in the picture.

Text 2 : Heather Dalton, Julian Ryno, left, and Ma'Kenley Burns

 

3.      What do they do based on the picture?

Text 1 : They enjoy a trial run of the first phase of the Jakarta MRT.

Text 2 : They do math

 

4.      Where did the picture publish?

Text 1 : The picture is publish on The Jakarta Post.

Text 2 : The picture is publish on AP Photo/Michael Melia

 

5.      Why did the writer write this text?

Text 1 : The writer wrote the text because he wanted to describe a picture of Jakartans enjoy a trial run of MRT.

Text 2 : The writer wrote the text because he wanted a teacher working on a problem with his students

 

E. Soal Latihan

Practise 5:

Read these three captions (text 4, 5, and text 6). Then answer the questions that follow each text. Write your answer with a complete answer on your notebook.

Text 4

SMAN 70's birthday anniversary: The event is attended by the ministry of sports and the ministry of rural. The students are very enthusiast to take a picture with them. They are all happy.

Questions

1.      What is the text about? The text is about SMA 70 Anniversary

2.      Who are in the picture? Ministry of Rural and Ministry of Sports

3.      What do they do based on the picture? They attended SMA 70 anniversary.

4.      Where did the picture publish? The picture is publish on SMAN 70 news.

5.      Why did the writer write theis text? The writer wrote the text because the students of SMAN 70 look so enthusiastic to meet the ministries.

Text 5

Questions

1.      What is the text about? The text is about sales by salesperson diagram from january 2013 to march 2013

2.      What data is given on the right? Sales data

3.      What data is given on the bottom? Salesperson data

4.      Whom might be intersted to this data? Marketing manager

5.      Why did the writer write this text? The writer wrote a sales by salesperson diagram text so that someone knows how the quality of the salesperson

 

Teks 6

Questions

1.      What is the text about? The text is about 7 benefits of mobile learning over traditional eLearning

2.      How many data is given on this text? there are seven data given by the text

3.      What is the benafit of reading text? To know the benefits of mobile learning

4.      Whom might be interested to this data? someone who might be related to learning

5.      What is the purpose of this text? To provide information about the benefits of mobile learning

PART 2

Practice 1 (Page 15)

A nurse takes a swab sample from a patient at the Tanah Abang district office in Central Jakarta on June 21. Swab tests, also called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, use mucus samples taken from the nose or throat to detect COVID-19. (JP/P.J. Leo)

Wearing a hazmat suit, a member of a Transjakarta community holds up a sign with updated data on the number of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta to raise awareness on health protocols within the Harmoni bus shelter in Jakarta on July 17. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)

D. Latihan Soal (Page 17)

Practise:

Look at the pictures below. Write the caption beside each picture.

Sekarang lihat kembali teks penyerta gambar yang Anda buat. Tuliskan Ada atau Tidak ada sesuai dengan gambar.

Teks Penyerta Gambar	Ya	Tidak
Menuliskan peristiwa dalam gambar	V
Menuliskan peserta yang terlibat	V
Menuliskan apa yang dilakukan	V
Menuliskan suasana yang ada dalam gambar	V

1. Who is the author of the text?
   a. C.S Lewis
   b. The beatles
   c. Queen Elisabeth
   d. I.r Soekarno
   e. Donald Trump
   Answer : a. C.S Lewis

2. What is the purpose of the text?
   a. To make fuuny
   b. To inform readers
   c. To educate readers
   d. To make surpised
   e. To motivate readers
   Answer : e. To motivate readers
   Discussion: The text contains motivation. So, the writer's purpose in writing the text is to motivate the readers.

3. What is the meaning of “dream”?
   a. Impian
   b. Mimpi
   c. Lamunan
   d. Angan-angan
   e. Keinginan
   Answer : a. Impian

4. Why does the caption text above use old man in the picture?
   a. To represents of the goal
   b. To represents of the dream
   c. To represents set the goal
   d. To motivation that an old man can reach the dream
   e. To inform that an old man can reach dream
   Answer : d. To motivation that an old man can reach the dream
   Discussion: the reason the text uses an image of an old man is to motivate the readers that someone who is already old in age is still able to achieve or achieve his dreams

5. What is the meaning of’goal’?
   a. Tujuan
   b. Harapan
   c. Keinginan
   d. Cita-cita
   e. Impian
   Answer : a. Tujuan

   
   

Conclusion

CAPTION TEXT

Caption text

Caption text is brief description, heading, or title that identifier or introduces a document, graphic, photograph, or table.

Social Function

Describe or command on a picture, photograph, graph, chart

Text Structure

Can be:

o   action/event/ activity

o   people/thing that involved

o   Condition

Language Features

- Noun Phrase for a thing, a person, an animal, a location, etc. which is

focused on, with or without a, the, this, those, my, their, etc.

- Verb Phrase dealing picture/photograph/graph/chart

- spelling, punctuation, and handwriting

PENILAIAN HARIAN : 1. 40    2. 100

Enough of the blog about Capton Text. See you on the next blog.

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