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Caption Text PPT 2

The document provides information about caption text, including its definition, purpose, structure, language features, types, and how to write one. It defines caption text as a short text near photos, illustrations or diagrams that provides important information. It discusses the generic structure of captions, common language features like questions and present tense, and types such as identification, story-telling, and group captions. Lastly, it provides rules for writing captions, such as supplying specific information and clearly identifying people and locations.
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Caption Text PPT 2

The document provides information about caption text, including its definition, purpose, structure, language features, types, and how to write one. It defines caption text as a short text near photos, illustrations or diagrams that provides important information. It discusses the generic structure of captions, common language features like questions and present tense, and types such as identification, story-telling, and group captions. Lastly, it provides rules for writing captions, such as supplying specific information and clearly identifying people and locations.
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Elvika Noor Claudia Cantika


Rahmadina Yuri

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EXAMPLE
PART MEANING
01
Meaning of Caption Text Function
The definition of caption text is a short text • Provide Information to Complete The
located near photos, illustration or diagram that Picture
gives important information about the photos, • Establish Credibility
illustration or diagram. • Promote Better Engagement

CAPTION TEXT
PART GENERIC
02 STRUCTURE
TITLE

LEAD SECTION
HEADING

GENERIC STRUCTURE
PART LANGUAGE
03 FEATURE
Exclamation Prepositional phrases
Can be interpreted as an exclamation mark
Mainly used for time and place. There are
used to express strong emotions such as
several examples of prepositional phrases
surprise, joy, praise, and sadness. Angry or
such as bus stop, under a tree, in front of,
embarrassed. Captions usually end with an
table, street corner, and waiting room.
exclamation point (!). In English, some use
the "what" and "how" formats.

LANGUAGE FEATURE
Question
Present tense
especially if most photos are news of events
that are happening now, use the present tense
in the caption to make it more informative.

Adjective phrase

LANGUAGE FEATURE
PART TYPE OF
04 CAPTION TEXT
Group Caption
Group Captions are usually used to describe
multiple images. This caption should have at
Identification Story-Telling Caption
least two sentences per image and include a
This type of caption text is usually used Story-telling captions are the ideal type of
quote whenever possible. The group caption
to describe or identify everyone in the caption and can be used whenever possible.
must be clear about which image each caption
photo, but does not explain a story. The This type of caption will tell a story behind
describes.
focus on this type of identification text the image. Using this type of caption will

caption is on clarity. usually be more interesting to read.

TYPE OF TEXT
Cutline type captions are the ones most often found in
pictures and writings on newspapers and media, both
offline and online. The caption cutline describes the
Quote caption means containing a subject in the image and what the subject is doing.

quote from someone in the picture.

Quote Cutline

Summary Expanded
For the type of caption summary, it usually
the type of expanded caption is the type of caption that has the
contains an explanation of the subject in the
most complete information. In accordance with the name of the
picture, the activities carried out in the picture, the
type, this expanded caption text is a development of the
time of the incident, the location of the incident
previous text, especially from the summary caption.
and the reason why the activity was carried out.
PART HOW TO MAKE A
05 CAPTION TEXT
Supply specific information Use present tense on the first Caption is written in a

( answering wh-question) sentence complete sentences

Clearly identify the people Identify the person from left to


and location in the photo right

RULES OF WRITING
Observe the picture or video that Find out ther message from the Write a sentences or phrase
you will give the caption picture before you write the under the picture
caption

HELLO SUMMER
Hello
THANK
YOU
SUMMER
HELLO

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