Report Writing

What does a report usually deal with ?

• Opinions

• Facts

Which of these might you find in a report (chose all that are appropriate)

• Explanation of a situation

• Analysis of a problem

• Argument for or against something

• Recommendation for future actions

A report might contain an evaluation of research

• True

• False

You can make a report better organised by using (choose all that are appropriate)

• A Table of Contents

• Numbered section and subsections

• Hyperlinks

• Page numbers

Before writing a report you will probably be given a

• Prompt

• Brief

• Question

• Clue

Your brief should set out (choose all that are appropriate)

• Who you are writing for

• What the argument is

• What the point of writing it is

• What you want the reader to do

The first part of the report is the

• conclusion

• recommendations

• introduction

• abstract

The introduction will

• Explain why this subject is important

• Give some significant facts about the subject

• Explain in detail what the reader should do

• Show the data

The main body should (choose all that are appropriate)

• Be structured into sections

• Be clear and concise

• Develop an argument with reasons

• Lead the reader logically through the problem

Experimental results would be in the

• Body

• Recommendations

• Conclusion

• Introduction