Information Reports

What are the purposes of an information report?

• To persuade readers to think a certain way

• To present information on a particular topic

• To inform readers using facts

• To tell a story

An information report gives the reader (a)   .​

• facts
• opinions
• personal views

Organize these options into the correct categories

Groups:

(a) information report

,

(b) narrative writing

,

(c) persuasive writing

• gives the reader facts

• tells a story

• is mainly to entertain readers

• uses emotional arguments

• attempts to change the reader's views on a subject

• provides information

Which statement is likely to come from an information report?

• I like cheetahs

• The cheetah stalked its prey silently

• Cheetah's are nasty creatures

• Cheetah's are a mammal belonging to the cat family

Which is more likely to be found in an information report?

• opinions and biases
• personal anecdotes
• facts and details
• fictional characters

Why do we use information report?

• To entertain the reader
• To persuade the reader
• To summarize the reader's opinions
• To provide factual information, present findings or research, and inform or educate the reader.

An Information Report is a _______ text

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

An Information Report tells us about the author's opinion

• True

• False

Including graphs or diagrams in your Information Report can be helpful.

• True

• False

In what tense should an information report be written?

• the past tense

• the future tense

• the present tense