108: (1) Journalism Captions

OBJECTIVE: To explore the process of creating captions.

VOCAB:
Caption - the words that go with a picture.

ELA focus:
Dependent Clause - not a complete sentence, normally begins with "While", "When" or "Because", does NOT stand up on its own.
Independent Clause - a complete sentence that can stand on its own.

DEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT.
While the principal makes her announcement, Mrs. Jones' class sits attentively.

(DEPENDENT) When the turtle was crossing the road, (INDEPENDENT) the chicken became jealous.

Because, While or When Captions:
Because of low funding, the military has less weaponry.- Jorge

Because its Thanksgiving, people crowd a giant pumpkin. -Daniela

While they were traveling, they got water.- Taylor

When the biggest pumpkin was done growing, everyone came to see it. -Queenie

Because of terror threats, American soldiers fight back for world peace. - Darren

CLOSING:
Why do captions avoid saying what can be seen in the picture?

HOMEWORK: Bring Notebooks
Find 5 examples of captions.

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