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REPORT
Valentina Widya.S
Social Function
To provide information about natural and non natural
phenomena
Includes information reports, book reports, descriptions, and
news reports.
Generic Structure
Title
: indicates topic of report
General Statement
: introduces the topic of the report
Description
: provides details of the topic such as physical appearance,
behaviour, landforms and uses (typically organized in
paragraphs)
Linguistic Features
 focus on generic participants (human and non- human)
 Use of present simple tense to indicate ‘timeless’ nature of
information
 Some technical vocabulary
 Use of long nominal groups to compact information
 Principally the use of verbs of being and having rather than action
verbs
Writing a News Report
Task: Write a news report on the next page based on the
headline and picture below.
• You will have to make up the facts and information to answer
some or all of the following questions:
Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
• You must relate your newspaper report to both
the headline and the picture.
Purpose and Audience: to report on an event for the
readers of a newspaper
Length: The lined space provided for your written work
indicates the approximate length of the writing expected.
Storm Shuts Down Region
(Very Poor Answer)
(Best Answer)
The Inverted Pyramid
The Inverted Pyramid
Most news stories are written in the inverted pyramid style.
This means all the important information — most of the 5 W’s — can be
found in the lead.
Information and quotes are added according to their importance.
The least important information can be found at the bottom of the story, or
pyramid.
The Inverted Pyramid
Headline
Lead
Important Facts
Important Facts
Facts
Facts
Facts
Strategies for a News Report
Look closely at the picture and the headline.
Think of an event that relates to them.
Create interesting “facts” answering the questions:
who, what , where, when, why and how
Use quotations to make the report more interesting.
Write in short paragraphs.
Be sure your news report reflects the picture and headline
or it will be scored much lower.
Write your report in the third person (i.e. “he said,” not “I said”).
Tips:
Following are tips on writing a compelling and gripping
news report.
1. Facts: The facts will answer the: who, what, when,
where, why, and how of the news event. A writer has a
responsibility to make sure his facts are accurate. If
you have to write a report before you get all the facts,
then say that in the report.
2. Style: When writing a news report, use
the active voice. The active voice is more
understandable and has more impact. Make short,
concise sentences with action verbs. Your language
needs to be simple and not have extra words that don’t
really contribute to the focus of the story. For example,
the weather or how someone is dressed doesn’t need to be
included unless it has a bearing on the overall story. While you
are writing, try to anticipate any questions a reader might have
while reading your story.
Here are a few additional tips for writing that apply to
writing in general. These will help your writing be clearer
and easier to understand.
1. Words should not be too long or complicated. A
news story is not the place to try and impress people
with your intelligence or your command of the
English language. Pick your words carefully so they
are concise and you will use fewer words overall.
2. Make sure your sentences are under 25 words and
contain only one idea. Use a simple subject verb
object form and don’t use too many commas.
3. Paragraphs need to say something new and, like
sentences, be short and to the point. Never put more
than three prepositional phrases into one sentence
and never put more than three numbers in one
sentence.
Class Task – Writing a News Report
Write a news report based on the following
headline and picture.
You will have to make up the facts and information
answering some or all of the following questions: Who?
What? Where? When? Why? How?
Purpose and Audience: to report on an event for the
readers of a newspaper
Length: Approximately 1 – 2 pages.
Assignment