REPORT WRITING

REPORT WRITING

A report is a systematic, well-organized document that often works on three aims:

To give a clear account of an issue, to answer a question, and to offer solutions or recommendations as to a course of action. It is drafted after gathering information drawn by observing phenomenon, occurances and events, interviewing people , experimenting with samples and conducting research.

Reports may comprise of description of a situation or sequence of events .They can also be documents based on evaluation of facts or result of one’s research. The purpose of a report is to furnish first-hand account of an incident, event or process. It helps to determine further action.

These must be accurate, well-structured clear, impersonal and factual.

Points to remember:

·         Mention the place, date , time and other relevant facts about th event.

·         Include information collected from experiments/people/books/other relevant sources.

·         Acknowledge /cite the sources.

·         Write the name of the reporter.

·         Provide suitable title.

·         Write in past tense.

·         Write in reported speech and use passive forms of expression.

·         Develop ideas logically.

Q1. You are Daksh, the Secretary of Sports for your college.Your college organized three-day sports meet wherein many competitions for held. Write a report in about 120 words for your college magazine.

Q2. A literary meet was held at your college during which many activities were held. Write a report of about 120 words to be published in a national daily or a city supplement.

Q3. A newspaper reporter was sent to report a about an organized sit-in. Using the information write a report for a newspaper in about 60 words:

15-09-2017                          11:00 pm

Mini Secretariat, Faridabad.

Organizers: traders’ strike/ transporters’ strike/workers’ union’s strike(choose the guild)

Cause: include statements of reason and try to assess the cause.

Implications: a brief on effect.

Q4.A newspaper reporter was sent to report a about a statue to be installed Using the information write a report for a newspaper in about 60 words:

Whose statue

Historical importance

Symbolic value

Expenditure incurred

Reason for installation

Stature of the leader

Initiative/Political stakes

Q5. A unique beauty contest was held for home-makers in your town. Report from the venue giving details of schedules and briefly discuss the idea behind the initiative.

Q6. Your college organized a Blood Donation camp with the help of a local club. Use the following hints to write a report in 120 words:

·         Date, Time and venue of the camp.

·         The department that organized the camp.

·         Purpose of the camp

·         Number of participants and their response to camp.