REPORT WRITING

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REPORT WRITING
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Report writing

• Most of the reports are based on past incident so
  they should be written in past tense

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Total 10 Marks

• Format -01
• Content-04
• Expression-05

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Format

• Heading
• (By-------)
• Dt, place --------------------------------------
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Reports are generally written for

• Newspapers - date
  and place
• Magazines -
  place
• Morning assembly -
  

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There must be 3 Paragraphs in a good report

• Word limit 100-125

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Problems Related to Title -

• How to write a title (heading) for reports?
• (1) in present tense
• (2) omit be form of verb
• (3) use past participles

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Content

• Ask 5 wh questions and one H
• Who, did what, when, where, how why
• Adequate practice of past tense is
  needed .
• Ensure the order of wh questions
  yourself

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Value points

• Most of the reports are based on accidents
  functions. If students keep these value points in
  mind, they can write a very good report.

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(1) For Accident

1. When where it happened
2. Vehicles involved
3. Ghastly scene at the spot.
4. Crowd gathered at the place.
5. Number of persons dead and injured
6. Rescue and relief work
7. The police was informed
8. Whether injured wounded were hospitalized
9. Compensation by authorities
10. The probe on the event
11. Comment on the event

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(2) For Functions

• Who organised
• When where
• Inauguration of programme
• Decoration of the hall
• Arrival of the chief guest
• Welcome and lighting of the lamp
• Chief guests message
• List of the programmes
• Vote of thanks
• Refreshment served
• Comments

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Practice Questions

• You are Saket/Sanya. you have received training
  in first aid, as a member of the Red Cross
  Society, arranged by your school. Prepare your
  report for the school magazine about your
  training.
• Orissa government is about to launch an eyes
  testing drive for school children in Bhubneshwar.
  Jigar Dalsania interviews Sharmila Mitra, the
  chief coordinator of the program and takes down
  some notes. On the basis of the notes write
  Jigars report.
• Notes Cataract, refractory errors commonest
  cause of blindness lakhs of people lose vision
  fully preventable, children most vulnerable
  early detection very important 1200 schools
  to be covered one teacher from each school
  trained to conduct a simple vision test.

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• A newspaper reporter has been sent to report on a
  road accident. Below you can see one page of his
  notes. Use the information to complete the report
  he wrote for his newspaper. Do not add any new
  information
• Information 6.35 p.m. 14/10 Kurukshetra 30
  kms from Panipat Crash truck in ditch
• Local bus high speed middle of road Truck
  braked to avoid collision swerved Hit tree and
  overturned
• Truck driver drunk (Mahinder Singh, 40
  yrs Killed instantly 3 injured taken to
  hospital
• You have witnessed a clash between a group of
  college students and a state Transport bus crew
  which finally ended in the students stoning the
  buses and bus crew calling for a flash strike.
  You are Santosh/Seema, a reporter for The
  Hindustan Times. Write a report about the
  incident.
• You are Shivangi/Shubham. The World Trade Fair
  that lasted for a month was the hot topic of all
  lovers. Write a report on the event for
  publication in a local newspaper.
• You are Neeraj/Nandita working for India Today.
  Last week you attended a seminar on pleasures of
  Eye-Donation, organized by the young Buzz of
  your school. Write a report on this seminar for
  publication in India Today.