Writing funny or provocative captions for cartoons or photos requires a person to draw on a wide variety of skills, including the ability to interpret facial expressions, infer a situation’s context, and express it in a convincing, conversational way that makes people laugh. Choose any photo from today’s paper and attempt to create a witty or satirical caption about the subject of the photograph. For example, your caption might provide insight into what a person in the picture is thinking. (Your caption doesn’t have to correspond to the topic of the accompanying article, although it can if you want it to.) Trade captions with a peer and see if you can improve on each other’s ideas.