REPORT WRITING

REPORT WRITING

A report is a brief account of an event that has already taken place. A Report helps in recording events of importance that occurs in our day to day life. A report attempts to present the first hand information of an incident or event. A report of an event presents a record of events that took place. A report on an event includes one’s ideas, opinions and impressions on the event.

POINTS TO REMEMBER

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

•         Include information collected from people around or affected by the event.

•         Write the name of the reporter.

•         Provide a suitable title/heading.

•         Write in past tense.

•         Write in reported speech and use passive form of expression.

•         Develop ideas (causes, reasons, consequences, opinions) logically.

•         Write in a less formal and more descriptive manner while writing a report for a school magazine.

•         Present your ideas and impressions to make the report interesting.

The general kinds of reports  are--

1.     Reporting for a newspaper

2.     Reporting for a magazine

3.     Reporting in the assembly

The format

1.       For newspaper:

Heading, By-line, Place, date, and responses to the questions what, where, when, who, how

2.                 For School magazine:

Heading, By-line and responses to the questions what, where, when, who, how (if it is a description of event)

3.       For reporting in the assembly:

Salutation, self introduction and the responses to the questions what, where, who, when and how

NEWS PAPER    REPORTS

1.     Write a news report on a road accident you witnessed.

24 Killed in Road Accident

(Report By- Jaya Prakash)

Agra, August 17:Twenty-four people including a woman and a two-month baby were killed in a tragic road accident involving a truck and Tata Sumo at Najafgarh, a village 14 km from here.

The ill-fated Tata Sumo was carrying a marriage party from Delhi to Mathura. The truck carrying industrial goods to NOIDA collided head-on with Tata Sumo killing twelve of them on the spot.  The injured were immediately rushed to Dr, RML Hospital where eight succumbed to injuries.

The Police have registered a case against the truck driver and they are on a man hunt.

REPORTING FOR SCHOOL MAGAZINE:

You are Roshan /Roshini, Secretary of Cultural club, Hyderabad Public School, Hyderabad. As a member of N.G.C. (National Green Corps), write a report, in 100 – 125 words for your school magazine about the activities conducted in the current year.

TOWARDS A GREENER ENVIRONMENT

Roshni 

Secretary, Cultural Club

The cultural club of our school in association with National Green Corps organized many activities during the year 2019 for the cause of greener environment in and around the school. A seminar in the month of February was held for students on the need to save environment. In April, the Vanamahotsav week was observed, which was inaugurated with a tree plantation drive. 500 saplings were planted in the colonies in and around the school.

Several inter-house competitions including quiz, poster-making and drawing were conducted which witnessed a huge participation. Students volunteered to clean the surroundings. Pamphlets were distributed among the public to promote cleanliness and hygiene.

A rally was organized in September to create awareness among the public to stop the use of plastic bags, and to replace it with eco-friendly products. The various purposeful activities conducted during the year were well received and were to a great extent effective in creating awareness among the people.