Report
A report usually tells the reader about an event that has taken place. The writer may analyse or observe these events/situations. Reports are always written for a particular audience. They are clear and objective (unbiased), reporting the facts.
Success Criteria: - Make points clear in separate paragraphs with topic sentences (use subheadings if you want) - Use time connectives (Earlier, Later that day, Afterwards). Reports of an event would give information about what happened in chronological (time) order. i.e. FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END -Stay objective - this isn't descriptive writing - its a clear presentation of information. You may come to a conclusion but there should be no exaggeration or emotive language. -Formal and Standard English -Facts and Statistics -Variety of sentence lengths and punctuation Grade A
-Your text is well ordered with a strong sense of beginning and end
-Your report sounds convincing and real with an excellent sense of audience Grade C
-You cover the main points of the topic in paragraphs
-You provide some sense of audience and appropriate style and language Model Example
Accommodation Inspected: Hotel Expedia (Gatwick, London)
Inspection dates: February 18th-21st 2012 Inspector: Stuart Giles Hotel Expedia is a 3* Hotel situated close to Gatwick Airport. Its client base is overwhelmingly formed of tourists or business travellers, who select the hotel due to the convenience of its proximity to the airport; this indicated by the well-known budget label in the hotel name. In recent months, serious concerns have been raised in the online community as to the quality of service offered by the hotel. A thorough and lengthy inspection of the hotel and its facilities corroborates such negative and worrying reports. I would strongly recommend an immediate closure of the establishment - at the present time accommodation at the hotel can be considered (at best) unsatisfactory, with manifold instances of the flouting of basic health and safety standards meaning that currently the hotel poses an urgent and real danger to its guests and staff. The Hotel -Accounts and General Management At present, the hotel is running without any central database or electronic for its bookings or guests. A sporadic and haphazard ‘paper system’ is in use. This frequently leads to guests being mistakenly charged the incorrect amount, or rooms being double booked. Moreover, the communication between Management and other departments working in the hotel, is extremely poor, leading to dangerous health and safety issues (see section below) being left unaddressed or unattended to. |
Structure for success
Introduction: Be clear about the Main Event
-who -what -when -where Example: 'On 16th June 2012, Eastbury Comprehensive School was inspected by the local council (Barking & Dagenham). The focus was on Maths and English departments; both were graded as making good progress. The visit was a response to the dramatic rise in GCSE passes from grades A*-C.' Paragraphs 2-4: Report -details of what happened -facts and statistics -Use topic sentences/sub-headings Include : -Eye witness/member of public quote Example: One staff member commented that students were 'a delight to teach', with the staffroom atmosphere described as 'hugely supportive' by another. Ending: -Finish with some points for improvement or your suggested action for any similar events. -This might be things that went well, or recommendations to prevent further problems Overall, the school shows itself to be making steps towards clear improvements. I would recommend that Eastbury seek to share good teaching and learning practice with other schools in the borough. |