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MAKE IT SIMPLE HOW TO CAPTION POSED IMAGES

While great captions don’t write themselves, having a great photo to work with certainly helps. Ideally, yearbook
The Yearbook Avenue Digital Classroom has hundreds of resources ready for you to use. We photos are taken by staff who attend school events. However, many club or middle school advisers know that it
recommend the following lesson plans as being especially helpful for caption writing. Scroll to doesn’t always work that way.
the bottom of the homepage to find them, or search for 7-Minute Starters or Start Right.
When advisers get creative and seek photo submissions from the student body and community, they may end up with
a number of posed group shots, making it tough to avoid redundancy. There are only so many ways “posing in front
7 WRITING 12.5 7 WRITING 12.3 of” or “smiling for the camera” can be written.

MINUTE 1, 2, 3 Expanded Caption Writing MINUTE Open-Ended Questions With posed group photos like these, focus on the interview and telling the story of before or after. Consider this
STARTER STARTER
alternative caption formula, specifically for posed group photos.
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES
STEP 1 | LEARN STEP 1 | LEARN
Using the 1, 2, 3 Expanded Caption Writing 7-Minute Starter Presentation, students will review the three- Through viewing the Open-Ended Questions 7-Minute Starter PowerPoint, students will learn the difference ■ Sentence 1: Open with when or where, followed by who and what.
step process for writing an expanded caption. between open and closed-ended questions.
STEP 2 | PRACTICE STEP 2 | PRACTICE
Students will practice writing captions using the three-step process as illustrated in the 1, 2, 3 Expanded Students will view the Open-Ended Questions 7-Minute Starter PowerPoint and play the Open-Ended ■
Caption Writing 7-Minute Starter Activity. Question Game included in the PowerPoint. Sentence 2: Tell what happened before or after the photo.
STEP 3 | USE STEP 3 | USE
Students will write expanded captions for the yearbook using the three-step process. Students will identify a student to be interviewed for the publication and will interview using open-ended
questions, some of which will have been brainstormed ahead of time. The exit ticket included in this ■
21ST CENTURY SKILLS 7-Minute Starter can be used to track this information. The interview should include notes and a recording Sentence 3: Quote from someone pictured.
of the interaction.
In this lesson, students think critically when they select the most important details for writing captions and
explaining a photo in very few words. They are required to communicate details and descriptive information 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
through writing.
In this lesson, students must communicate clearly and think creatively to further the line of questions and
gain the most information.
COMMON CORE ISTE STANDARDS
STATE STANDARDS ISTE 1A: Apply existing knowledge to generate COMMON CORE ISTE STANDARDS
STATE STANDARDS
ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.1d new ideas. ISTE 1A: Apply existing knowledge to generate Example: At back-to-school night,
Establish a formal style while attending to norms 1B: Create original works. ELA-Literacy.SL.9-12.1c new ideas.
of the discipline. 2A: Publish, employing a variety of digital Propel conversations by posing and responding 4B: Plan and manage activities to develop a
ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.2b environments and media. to topic-specific questions. solution or complete a project. Sophie Webster (10) and Alice Scott (10)
Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the 2B: Communicate ideas effectively using a variety ELA-Literacy.SL.9-12.6, CCRA.SL.6 5C: Demonstrate personal responsibility for
most relevant facts, details and quotations. of media. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks. lifelong learning.
ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.3d 2D: Contribute to project teams to produce ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.2, CCRA.W.2 pause as they walk into the courtyard.
Use precise words, details and sensory language original works. Write informative texts to examine ideas,
to convey a picture. 6B: Select and use applications effectively concepts and information.
ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.4, CCRA.W.4 and productively. ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.2a
Produce clear and coherent writing that is Organize complex information. Include formatting The two carpooled, as they do each day
appropriately organized. like headlines and infographics when useful.
ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.5, CCRA.W.5 ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.2b
Plan, revise, edit, rewrite or try a new approach. Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the of the school year. “We’re usually too
ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.6, CCRA.W.6 most relevant facts, details and quotations.
Use technology to produce and publish shared ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.2c
writing products. Use varied transitions to link sections of text. tired in the morning to talk,” Alice said.
ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.5, CCRA.W.5
Plan, revise, edit, rewrite or try a new approach.
ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.7, CCRA.W.7 “But after school, we are singing at the
Conduct research projects to answer a question
or solve a problem.
top of our lungs as we leave the school
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parking lot. I hate to say it, but I’m kind
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of excited for school to start.”
7 TEAM BUILDING 9 .4 7 ST AR T RIGHT 7.1 — TRADITIONAL COPY While this formula doesn’t capture what
happened as the picture was being
MINUTE 24 Things MINUTE Interviewing and Caption Writing
taken, it captures what happened at the
STARTER STARTER
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES COMMON CORE event that was covered and the emotion
STEP 1 | LEARN STEP 1 | LEARN (7 MINUTES) STATE STANDARDS
Students will develop empathy for interview subjects by sharing information about themselves on the Students will review the basics of caption writing. Refer to Start ELA-Literacy.L.9-12.1, CCRA.L.1
24 Things You May Not Know About Me activity. Right Lesson 4.4 in the Photography Unit if necessary. Demonstrate command of grammar and usage when involved, which is ultimately how captions
speaking or writing.
If students need additional review or practice specifically on
STEP 2 | PRACTICE caption writing before continuing with interviewing practice, use ELA-Literacy.L.9-12.2, CCRA.L.2
Demonstrate command of capitalization, punctuation
Students will learn to think like reporters by asking follow-up questions about their partners’ statements. Start Right Activity 7.1 - Practice Makes Perfect. and spelling. make a yearbook timeless.
STEP 2 | PRACTICE (40 MINUTES) ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.2c (11-12.2b)
STEP 2.5 | EXTEND Spell correctly.
Students will practice Lead-Quote-Transition feature story writing by completing the 14 Things You May Students will think critically about the information-gathering ELA-Literacy.L.9-12.3, CCRA.L.3
process as they use Start Right Activity 7.1 - Questions and
Not Know About Me extend activity. Answers to do the following: Make effective language choices for meaning or style.
» Generate interview questions for the subjects ELA-Literacy.L.9-12.5, CCRA.L.5
STEP 3 | USE of a photo. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language and
word relationships.
Students will learn to feel comfortable speaking to a group by presenting information about their partner Students will practice their verbal communication skills as they
the next day of class. use Start Right Activity 7.1 - Caption Writing to do the following: ELA-Literacy.SL.9-12.1, CCRA.SL.1
Participate effectively in a range of collaborative
» Conduct mock interviews to practice their discussions.
21ST CENTURY SKILLS interviewing skills. ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1a
» Brainstorm possible lead-ins for a photo caption. Come to discussions prepared, having read
It is important to be confident and comfortable speaking to a group both verbally and nonverbally. In this » Write an expanded caption (lead-in, first sentence in and researched.
activity, students practice communicating clearly in both written and spoken words. present tense, second sentence in past tense and ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1c
quote) for the photo. Propel conversations by posing and responding to
COMMON CORE ISTE STANDARDS STEP 3 | USE topic-specific questions.
ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.7, CCRA.W.7
STATE STANDARDS ISTE 1A: Apply existing knowledge to generate Students will use the Start Right Activity 7.1 - Caption Writing Conduct short research projects to answer a question.
ELA-Literacy.L.9-12.3, CCRA.L.3 new ideas. to guide them as they gather information and quotes for use in ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.8, CCRA.W.8
Gather information from a variety of sources and integrate
their own yearbook. Students should be gathering information
Make effective language choices for 1B: Create original works. for specific stories that will be used in the yearbook. into writing.
meaning or style. 2B: Communicate ideas effectively using a Students will write captions for the photos on their assigned
ELA-Literacy.SL.9-12.1, CCRA.SL.1 variety of media. spreads and use the Expanded Caption Rubric to guide and ISTE STANDARDS
Initiate and participate effectively in a range 2D: Contribute to project teams to produce evaluate their work for use in the book.
of collaborative discussions. original works. ISTE 1A: Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas.
ELA-Literacy.SL.9-12.1c 4B: Plan and manage activities to develop a STEP 3 1B: Create original works.
Propel conversations by posing and solution or complete a project. The adviser should select an especially good caption to 2B: Communicate ideas effectively using a variety
responding to topic-specific questions. spotlight at the beginning of class in Start Right Lesson 7.5. of media.
ELA-Literacy.SL.9-12.6, CCRA.SL.6 3B: Ethically use information from a variety of sources
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts 21ST CENTURY SKILLS and media.
and tasks. 4A: Identify authentic problems and questions for
ELA-Literacy.W.9-12.2a Written communication is more important than investigation.
Organize complex information. Include ever and, in this fast-paced world, it is important
formatting like headlines and infographics to be able to summarize an idea succinctly.
when useful. Caption writing forces students to think critically
about the information they’ve gathered, utilizing Madison Cook: Bryant High School, AR
well-chosen details.
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