Reports Reports Reports Reports

• A report describes what things are like (or what things were like).

• They are not in time order (non-chronological).

Types of report writing

Catalogue

Information leaflet

Magazine article

Non-fiction bookEncyclopedia entry

Tourist guide book

Topic based school project

Letters

Report organisationSimple report

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.

Topic

Informationorganised intocategories

Each ‘spider leg’ will give youone paragraph or sub-heading

Comparative reportSimple comparisonWhen you have made your grid write a

paragraph about each point of comparison

categories

1

2

3

Language features in reports

• Present tense (except historical reports)• ‘General’ nouns• Written in the third person• Factual description• Technical words and phrases• Often uses formal, impersonal language

What is the purpose of a report?

To organise and write the facts

so that they are easy to find and

understand.

Planning a report• Make a note of what you know – find

out more detail if you need to.• Organise the information into

categories.• Make a spider diagram.

Points to remember• Read it back to make sure it

makes sense

• Improve wherever possible

• Check your work with a friend