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REPORT WRITING

REPORT WRITING. Report writing. Most of the reports are based on past incident so they should be written in past tense. Total 10 Marks. Format -01 Content-04 Expression-05. Format. Heading ( By:-------)

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REPORT WRITING

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  1. REPORT WRITING

  2. Report writing Most of the reports are based on past incident so they should be written in past tense

  3. Total 10 Marks Format -01 Content-04 Expression-05

  4. Format Heading (By:-------) Dt, place ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  5. Reports are generally written for Newspapers - date and place Magazines - * place Morning assembly - * *

  6. There must be 3 Paragraphs in a good report Word limit – 100-125

  7. Problems Related to Title - How to write a title (heading) for reports? (1) in present tense (2) omit ‘be’ form of verb (3) use past participles

  8. Content * Ask ‘5 wh’ questions and one ‘H’ Who, did what, when, where, how & why * Adequate practice of past tense is needed . * Ensure the order of ‘wh’ questions yourself

  9. Value points Most of the reports are based on accidents & functions. If students keep these value points in mind, they can write a very good report.

  10. (1) For Accident When & where it happened Vehicles involved Ghastly scene at the spot. Crowd gathered at the place. Number of persons dead and injured Rescue and relief work The police was informed Whether injured & wounded were hospitalized Compensation by authorities The probe on the event Comment on the event

  11. (2) For Functions Who organised When & where Inauguration of programme Decoration of the hall Arrival of the chief guest Welcome and lighting of the lamp Chief guest’s message List of the programmes Vote of thanks Refreshment served Comments

  12. Practice Questions • You are Saket/Sanya. you have received training in first aid, as a member of the Red Cross Society, arranged by your school. Prepare your report for the school magazine about your training. • Orissa government is about to launch an eyes testing drive for school children in Bhubneshwar. JigarDalsania interviews SharmilaMitra, the chief coordinator of the program and takes down some notes. On the basis of the notes write Jigar’s report. Notes:Cataract, refractory errors – commonest cause of blindness – lakhs of people lose vision – fully preventable, children – most vulnerable – early detection – very important; 1200 schools to be covered – one teacher from each school – trained to conduct a simple vision test.

  13. A newspaper reporter has been sent to report on a road accident. Below you can see one page of his notes. Use the information to complete the report he wrote for his newspaper. Do not add any new information Information: 6.35 p.m. 14/10Kurukshetra – 30 kms from Panipat Crash – truck in ditch Local bus – high speed – middle of road Truck braked to avoid collision – swerved Hit tree and overturned Truck driver drunk (Mahinder Singh, 40 yrs Killed instantly 3 injured – taken to hospital • You have witnessed a clash between a group of college students and a state Transport bus crew which finally ended in the students stoning the buses and bus crew calling for a flash strike. You are Santosh/Seema, a reporter for ‘The Hindustan Times’. Write a report about the incident. • You are Shivangi/Shubham. The World Trade Fair that lasted for a month was the hot topic of all lovers. Write a report on the event for publication in a local newspaper. • You are Neeraj/Nandita working for ‘India Today’. Last week you attended a seminar on ‘pleasures of Eye-Donation’, organized by the young Buzz of your school. Write a report on this seminar for publication in ‘India Today.’

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