Report Writing
B.2. Report writing & Factual Description
Report Writing
A report can be written for a news paper or a magazine. In a report an event, which can be a planned one, an accident or a natural calamity, is reported.
1) Classification of report Report
Foreseen (Planned) Unforeseen ( Unplanned)
- accident
- building collapse
- fire in a shop
- terrorist attack
- robbery
2)School based activities
3)Social organization and its activities
4) Factual description on any object place, or person 5)Process writing
Essentials of writing reports
1) Appropriate form of language
2) Past passive and past tense should be used while writing
3) Logical development of ideas
4) Factual description & process writing should be in present tense.
5) Report should be brief and clear
6) It should have a title date place of origin, time and name of the reporter
Marking scheme
Formal 1 Mark
Expression 5 Marks
Content 4 Marks
Guidelines for writing an effective report
(i) Give a suitable attention-grabbing heading/preferably in the passive voice)
(ii) Under the heading write the reporter’s name/ Designation.
(iii)Write the date and name of the city if you are writing the report for a newspaper.
Begin with-when, what happened, where
(iv) Next (preferably in the second paragraph) give details of the event. Also, quote a statement made by an eyewitness.
(v) Conclude (preferably in the third paragraph ) with the reaction of the people/ victims/ spectators/officials- whichever is appropriate.
Note: Remember to use the correct tense. For an event that is already over, use the past/ past perfect tense. For an event which is still continuing use the present continuous tense. For situations expected in the future use the future tense.
Value Points of Reports:
(a) Accident/ calamity / disease outbreak/ robbery
1. Catchy headlines- expansion of headlines in the first sentence itself is highlighting
Report Writing
A report can be written for a news paper or a magazine. In a report an event, which can be a planned one, an accident or a natural calamity, is reported.
1) Classification of report Report
Foreseen (Planned) Unforeseen ( Unplanned)
- accident
- building collapse
- fire in a shop
- terrorist attack
- robbery
2)School based activities
3)Social organization and its activities
4) Factual description on any object place, or person 5)Process writing
Essentials of writing reports
1) Appropriate form of language
2) Past passive and past tense should be used while writing
3) Logical development of ideas
4) Factual description & process writing should be in present tense.
5) Report should be brief and clear
6) It should have a title date place of origin, time and name of the reporter
Marking scheme
Formal 1 Mark
Expression 5 Marks
Content 4 Marks
Guidelines for writing an effective report
(i) Give a suitable attention-grabbing heading/preferably in the passive voice)
(ii) Under the heading write the reporter’s name/ Designation.
(iii)Write the date and name of the city if you are writing the report for a newspaper.
Begin with-when, what happened, where
(iv) Next (preferably in the second paragraph) give details of the event. Also, quote a statement made by an eyewitness.
(v) Conclude (preferably in the third paragraph ) with the reaction of the people/ victims/ spectators/officials- whichever is appropriate.
Note: Remember to use the correct tense. For an event that is already over, use the past/ past perfect tense. For an event which is still continuing use the present continuous tense. For situations expected in the future use the future tense.
Value Points of Reports:
(a) Accident/ calamity / disease outbreak/ robbery
1. Catchy headlines- expansion of headlines in the first sentence itself is highlighting