Why headlines are important

In addition to learning about captions in early February, I also learned about the usage of headlines. Headlines are  used to identify content, giving information about a season, event, or general occurrence. Headlines are important because they are able to vaguely summarize what a article is going to be about. A good headline will pique the readers interest and grab hold of their attention, determining whether they decide continue reading the publication or not. 

In order to have a good headline, it should:

• Grab the reader attention
• Be unique and memorable
• Have a teaser 
• Have a teller 
• Utilize a literary device (rhyme, alliteration, pun) 
• Have factual information

For an assignment, I had to create a headline to describe what was going on in an image.