Report+Writing

__Report Writing: __  • A report describes what things are like (or what things were like). •They are not in time order (non-chronological). __Report ____organisation __ You can add more detail if necessary later on. Introduction should include who, what, when and where. Paragraph or Section 1 Paragraph or Section2 Add more paragraphs or sections if you need to. __Language features in reports __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: auto;">•Present tense (except historical reports) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: auto;">•‘General’ nouns <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: auto;">•Written in the third person <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: auto;">•Factual description <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: auto;">•Technical words and phrases <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: auto;">•Often uses formal, impersonal language <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 3.84pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">What is the purpose of a report? __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 3.84pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;">To organise and write the facts so that they are easy to find and understand. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 3.84pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">Planning a report __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 3.84pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: auto;">•Make a note of what you know – find out more detail if you need to. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 3.84pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: auto;">•Organise the information into categories. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 3.84pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: auto;">•Make a spider diagram. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 3.84pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">Points to remember __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 3.84pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: auto;">•Read it back to make sure it makes sense <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 3.84pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: auto;">•Check your work with a friend
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.67in; margin-top: 3.84pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.67in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: auto;">Improve wherever possible