13 Writing Captions

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50
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Write One Student Handbook

Start-Up Activity

Discuss the captions for the photos and bulletin board on pages 50–51. With students, brainstorm other captions for each one. Point out that each caption should say something interesting and clear. As a class, write captions for other photos or pictures. Then ask students to write captions for one or more pictures related to a subject you are studying.

Enrichment Activity: For one unit of study, have the class create bulletin boards, posters, or murals that display important visuals. Have students enhance the captions with visuals.

Think About It

“A picture is worth a thousand words.”

State Standards Covered in This Chapter

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2

50-51

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.5

50-51

LAFS Covered in This Chapter

LAFS.1.W.1.2

50-51

LAFS.1.W.2.5

50-51

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

Page 50-51 from Write One Student Handbook

Lesson Plan

Introduce “Writing Captions.” Read the captions, discuss them, and ask the students for other caption ideas for these pictures. Help children see that captions are like signs giving information about the pictures.
As a follow-up, have children write captions for their own desks or learning areas. Use “My Place” for this activity.

Classroom Applications

Class Book

Take photos of the children doing things throughout the school day. (Don’t forget lunch and recess.) Glue each photo to a separate piece of construction paper. Then gather the students together and share the mounted pictures with them. Brainstorm for appropriate captions. Decide on one or more captions for each picture and write them under the photographs. Gather the pages together with an attractive cover and staple or bind them into a class book. (“What We Do in First Grade” might be the title.) When the book is finished, the children can enjoy “checking it out” to share with their families.

Individual Books

Assign "Writing Captions" on pages 76-77 of the Write One SkillsBook to allow students to practice caption writing individually.
Have children make booklets entitled “All About Me.” After drawing three or four pictures about their lives, they can write a caption for each picture. (Give guidance and help when needed.) Putting the pages together and adding a cover will give them a little book about themselves.

Captions for Learning

Using a theme or specific concept you are studying, ask students to create components for a bulletin board. Then decide together what informative captions should be added. Write these on strips and place them on the bulletin board.

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