Captions+PD13


 * Objectives: Students will**
 * 1) define captions for images as "a title, short explanation, or description accompanying an illustration or a photograph"
 * 2) compare and contrast the messages in captions with the messages in the image.
 * 3) describe an example of a caption that changes the interpretation of the image.


 * Example: Captions RGC**


 * [[image:http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/1109/athletes.dancing/images/shaq-lebron.jpg width="641" height="477"]] ||
 * Dancing with the stars 2013! ||

In this image, it is a picture of two National Basketball Players dancing on the court. With the caption, it explains how the players are having fun and showing their talent. Because of their amazing dance moves, the caption is telling the audience that they are preparing for the new season of Dancing With The Stars 2013. Also that they are great dancers and love to show their moves,. //Sports Illustrated for Kids// requested that viewers submit a caption for a chance to appear in an issue of //Sports Illustrated Kids//! Why? @http://www.sikids.com/contests/funny-photo


 * Consider the following questions**
 * 1) How much can you change the meaning by adding your own caption? **Answer:** You can change the complete meaning of a picture by adding a caption because the caption can be a serious and important statement that is referring to the picture. Such as a murder case, a remembrance photo of someone, or important information about a missing person needed to be found.
 * 2) Is it possible to make a serious image appear comic? Is it possible for a comic images to appear serious? **Answer:**Yes making a serious image appear comic is possible because humor can be found in all pictures. It is also possible to make a comical image appear serious because it could be a funny picture of a girl with the caption being"In remembrance of a brave girl who just lost her life from cancer.
 * 3) What do you would be a good caption for the picture above? **Answer:** A good caption would be: Dancing with the stars 2013!
 * 4) Do you think newspapers and magazines ever set out deliberately to change the meaning of an image by the caption they use? **Answer:** Yes, they deliberately change the meaning of a picture with a caption to create drama and publicity for their newspaper/magazine.
 * 5) How can captions give new meaning to images and photos? **Answer:** A caption can give a new meaning to a picture by making the caption relate to just a small detail in the picture and not the main point of the image.


 * Resources:**
 * Magazines for teens
 * World Newspapers and Magazines for Teens
 * RefDesk World Newspapers


 * Assignment**
 * 1) Look through newspapers and magazines to try to find an example of an image where the meaning has been interpreted by a caption.
 * 2) Create a wiki pages named Caption initials.
 * 3) Create a link to the newspaper image.and copy and past the image to your page.
 * 4) Write a paragraph explaining how you think the image has been interpreted by the caption.