Non-chronological reports

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Non-chronological reports

• What are the features?

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Criteria for report writing

• To write a good report follow the rules in this
  Powerpoint and keep checking your work to see you
  have remembered everything.

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Opening sentence

• Make sure your opening sentence or paragraph lets
  the reader know what your report is going to be
  about.
• Avoid saying, My report is going to be about.,
  or I am writing a report about.

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Notes for the report

• Organise your notes into main ideas and write a
  paragraph for each main idea.

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Sub-headings

• It is a good idea to use sub-headings for each
  new part of your subject.
• It also helps you to remember to use paragraphs!

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Questions

• Questions are a good way of making your reader
  think.

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Ideas

• Make sure you put your ideas in a logical order.
• Dont move backwards and forwards from one idea
  to another.

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Language to use

• Use formal and impersonal language.
• You will need to be business-like.
• Talk about people and they. Try not to use
  personal pronouns, such as I or me.

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Information

• Stick to the facts!
• Try to use some descriptive phrases to add
  interest to your report.

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How to end the report!

• Your last/closing paragraph should sum up your
  report and may recap key points.