Writing reports

Writing Reports
 The purpose of a
report is to inform.
 When you write a
report you need
FACTS and accurate
information.
Important!
 Your first paragraph The Great Barrier
should say what you
are going to write
Reef is a chain of
about. 3,000 individual
coral reefs off the
coast of Australia,
and is about 2,000
km long.
Remember!

A report must…

Be organised into paragraphs Be easy to follow Give factual information

 When you write about
something that has happened…
• Write in the past:
• In the next few years many astronauts went up in spacecraft but
none actually landed on the Moon.

• Use words and phrases to show the passing of time (try a variety of them):
• Two minutes passed and …
• About six hours later…
• The following Summer …
 If you are writing an
explanation…

• Write in the present:

• Birds’ wings can be many shapes and sizes. As
Donald Buzzard tells us …
• The London Underground (or Tube) runs for 24
hours a day, …