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The document outlines the structure and guidelines for writing reports, emphasizing the importance of factual accuracy and organization. It details different types of reports, such as newspaper and school magazine reports, and provides specific formatting instructions, including the use of catchy headlines and the '5 Ws'. Additionally, it includes a marking scheme for evaluating report writing.

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PPT-Report Writing New

The document outlines the structure and guidelines for writing reports, emphasizing the importance of factual accuracy and organization. It details different types of reports, such as newspaper and school magazine reports, and provides specific formatting instructions, including the use of catchy headlines and the '5 Ws'. Additionally, it includes a marking scheme for evaluating report writing.

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Report Writing

BY GAGANDEEP KAUR
● A report is a factual description
What is a report?
of an event, incident or issue.
● It is written in accurate
language and well structured
sentences.
● It includes the record of a
sequence of events,
interpretation of their
significance, evaluation of the
facts and conclusion.
Types of reports ● A newspaper report about an
accident/incident or a survey.
● A report for a school
magazine about an event or
function.
Points to remember ● Give a catchy headline in phrasal
form.
● Be factual and do not add any
information on your own that
may seem fictitious.
● Write in indirect speech and
preferably in passive voice.
● Write in third person form and
avoid using personal pronouns.
● Write in uniform tense
(preferably past tense).
Contd. ● Give statistics to make your report
sound authentic.
● The entire report is broken down
into three paragraphs. In the first
paragraph, the entire incident is
reported in a gist form. The next
paragraph contains the other
details related to the incident. The
final paragraph contains the
inconsequential details.
● Avoid imposing your personal
opinions and do not make any
conclusions.
Contd. ● Answer the questions to ‘when’,
‘where’, ‘why’, ‘what’, ‘who’ and
‘how’.
● Develop ideas (causes, reasons,
consequences, opinions)
logically.
● Include information collected
from the people around or
affected by the event.
● Write in a less formal and more
descriptive manner, while writing
a report for a school magazine.
● Word limit is 150-200 words.
Newspaper Report
Format

Headline
By line

Place, Date: Opening paragraph


Second paragraph
Concluding paragraph
● Headline- Catchy and expressive.
● By line- Name of the person writing the report along with his
designation.
● Place and date of reporting and the Opening paragraph- It starts
immediately after the date, includes the expansion of the headline and
answers the ‘Wh' questions namely, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, WHO
and HOW. It needs to be short as it is a general overview of the report.
● Second paragraph- It is written in two parts: First, complete account
of what happened in its chronological sequence and Second,
casualties, damage, eyewitness accounts, etc.
● Concluding paragraph- This includes the relief measures, the action
that has been taken so far or that will be taken in future.
School Magazine Report
Format

Headline
By line

Opening paragraph
Second paragraph
Concluding paragraph
● Headline- Catchy and expressive.
● By line- Name of the person writing the report along with his
designation.
● Opening paragraph – It includes the '5 Ws' namely, WHAT, WHY,
WHEN, and WHERE along with WHO was invited as the chief guest.
● Second paragraph- It contains the proper sequence of events that
occurred along with their description - objectives and main highlights
of the programme.
● Concluding paragraph- This includes excerpts from the Chief Guest's
speech, how did the event wind up (prize distribution/annual
report/vote of thanks) and overall response, etc.
Marking scheme

Format 1 mark

Organisation of ideas 1 mark

Content 2 marks

Accuracy of grammar and spellings 1 mark

Total 5 marks

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