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CAPTION TEXT PART 1

Name: Zulfa Faturullah Hermansyah

Class: XII IPS 2


CAPTION TEXT PART 1


What is a caption? 

A caption is a short piece of text that follows visual media and gives additional explanation about them. 

Captions provide information to readers to complete the picture and is required as part of accepted journalistic practice. It provides context, establishes credibility and promotes better engagement. 

A caption answers the question who, what, when, where and why about the picture and includes credit for the photographer.


What is the purpose of caption text?

The purpose of writing a caption is to help the reader understand information that may not be in the text. Caption serves to provide basic information from an object or image. An object or image does have its own meaning but it is not very clear.


What is the function of caption text?

  1. Interpret images or videos
  2. Sending a message
  3. Expressing feelings
  4. Business needs

Practice 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


Video Reading Text




Words that i do not understand:

  • Aiming = Bertujuan
  • infused = Diserapi


Bagaimana, pahamkah Anda dengan teks caption yang Anda baca tadi. Mudahkan memahami teks caption dari gambar karena kita bisa menebaknya. Good job, berdasarkan gambar yang diberikan selain itu kalimat yang digunakan adalah kalimat fakta.

Contoh:

1. Jakartans enjoy a trial run of the first phase of the Jakarta MRT.

2. City-owned PT MRT Jakarta is carrying out a free trial of its new service until March 24.

3. In this Sept. 20, 2018 photo, 5th grade teacher Heather Dalton, center, works with students Julian Ryno, left, and Ma'Kenley Burns

Perhatikan tiga kalimat yang dikutip dari teks tadi. Ketiga kalimat tersebut merupakan

kalimat fakta, bukan? Anda betul sekali, biasa kita menyebutnya kalimat present. Nah

sekarang, silahkan dibaca kedua teks caption tadi kemudian kerjakan latihan berikut.


Practice 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.


Text 1

1. What is the text about?

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


2. Who are in the picture?

Jakartans are in the picture.


3. What do they do based on the picture?

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


4. Where did the picture publish?

The picture is publish on The Jakarta Post.


5. Why did the writer write this text?

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


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Text 2

1. What is the text about?

The Text abaout 5th Grade Teacher are Teaching Math problems with the Dream Box System


2. Who are in the picture?

There are teacher call Heather Dalton and her two students name Juliano Ryno and Ma'Kenly


3. What do they do based on the picture?

They did Math problems with the Dream Box System, from a wide array of apps, websites and software used in schools borrow elements from video games

4. Where did the picture publish?

On AP Photo/Michael Melia


5. Why did the writer write this text?

The writer wrote the text because she want to shareing about her experince in teaching by Dream Box System.


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E. Soal Latihan

Practice 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 SMAN 70's birthday anniversary event.


2. Who are in the picture?

They are ministry of sports and the ministry of rural and also the students


3. What do they do based on the picture?

They celebrate birth anniversary of SMAN 70, and take a picture with The Ministry.


4. Where did the picture publish?

Unknown


5. Why did the writer write theis text?

The writer wrote this text because the writer want to recount the event, experince and moments in SMAN 70's Birthday anniversary


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Text 5


Questions

1. What is the text about?

The text is abaout bar chart of first quarter sales by salesperson.


2. What data is given on the right?

On right there are data bar chart of income.


3. What data is given on the bottom?

On the bottom there are data of name salesperson.


4. Whom might be intersted to this data?

Internal:

  • Managers
  • Leader or Owner of company 
External:

  • Investors
  • Employees
  • Creditors
  • Suppliers
  • Governments
  • Customers


5. Why did the writer write this text?

The writer wrote this text because the writer want to inform the process of identifying, measuring, and communicating economic information for use by users of the information in their assessment and decision making.


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Text 6


Questions

1. What is the text about?

The text is about 7 benefits of moile learning.


2. How many data is given on this text?

There are 7 data.


3. What is the benafit of reading text?

The reader will know the benefits of mobile learning.


4. Whom might be interested to this data?

The Students, parents, and people who learn by mobile learning.


5. What is the purpose of this text?

To persuade students or people to keep learning and they can learn by mobile learning with all benefits.


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