Narrative Report

1. Introduction
• The introduction of your narrative report must provide a short
description of the report topic. This is the first section of the report
that needs a thesis-like general statement to convey what the rest of
the report is going to talk about. Just like in any writing piece, a the
introduction should be able to briefly but still accurately state the
main point the report is trying to make.
• For example, when writing a report about the end of collegiate term,
you can start the introduction of your report with when you started
and what you learned.
2. Knowledge or Learning Acquired
• This section of the report contains all the relevant information to
your main topic. In the given example above, you can write about
what you have learned through the entire term in this section. You
can talk about anything that you have actually learned however it
must be presented in a nonfiction format. Since the narrative report
is solely based on facts, the information you should include must be
truthful as well. You may also
3. Observations
• In this section, the things you have observed and the things you have
learned through observation is stated. This is basically the art where
you recount all of your observations during the period the topic of
your report occurred. This can be lengthy or short depending on the
amount and depth of the observations you want to expound on. Most
of the time, this can be based on a person or activity you have
observed and learned from.
• 4. Recommendations
• In the recommendations section you focus on concluding what has
been discussed in the previous sections. This section can also be used
to express what can be done to improve certain activities or events
you have attended. Say for example, a narrative report can be done
on a seminar you have attended and this section can state how better
quality hand-out could help the audience understand the topic more
or other changes to improve your learning experience.
As mentioned beforehand, these are some of the most common parts
in a narrative report. Depending on the requirement for your course or
guidelines set by your professor, these sections can still have more. For
example, a narrative report can also have objectives section,
accomplishments and challenges section, description of activities,
analysis and evaluation, etc.
Effective Narrative Report Writing

To help you with your narrative report writing dilemma, here are some
useful tips you can apply in your writing activity:
1. Make an appropriate cover page.
2. Start with a rough draft.
3. Depending on your academic guideline but it is usually written in a
point font.
4. Accurate topic headings to break up a simple report for convenient
and comprehensive reading.
5. Provide white space, use double spacing for easy reading.
6. Provide a designated number for each page.
7. Use a summary of your topic at the beginning of your report.
8. Carefully proofread your general report.
9. Stick with the five W questions.
10. Chronologically recount your experiences or observations while
providing facts and evidences.
11. Depending on the sensitivity of the topic, avoid using actual names,
replace them with fictitious names instead.
12. Always express factual assumptions upon which you base your
opinions.
13. Lastly, always keep it short and simple. This is just a recount of
previous events, there is no need to expand each topic.