REPORT WRITING
Notebook Plan
Learning Objectives:
➢ To differentiate between different types of reports.
➢ To draft reports on different topics as per CBSE guidelines.
➢ To develop abilities to organize information and construct it into a text.
Activity: Prepare a KWL Chart on report writing.
Notes:
A report can be a brief note or complete detailed information about an event that has taken
place in the past.
Types of Reports
- For News Paper
- For Magazine
POINTS to Remember:
- Be brief and to the point.
- Report an event in the order in which things happened.
- Should be always written in Past Tense (Magazine) and a mixture of tenses (for News Paper).
Format for Magazine Report:
Headline
By
Content Split into 3-4 paragraph.
1st Para : What/Where/When/for Whom/ who is invited.
2nd Para : Sequence of the event to be described.
3rd Para : Quote excerpts from Chief Guest’s Speech and Conclusion.
Format for News paper Report:
Headline
By
Place and Date
1st Para : Expansion of the headline.
2nd Para : Detailed description of the event/ happening.
3rd Para : Remarks of the witness/people present at the event.
4th Para : Action taken so far/will be taken.
Marking Scheme: 5 marks
Format- 1 mark Content- 2 marks Expression- 2 marks
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Format of the Report
HEADLINE OR TITLE : Catchy and brief
BYLINE: Name, rank / position etc. of the person writing the report (it can also come at the end.)
OPENING PARAGRAPH: A brief mention of what happened, where and how and the most
prominent consequence/effect along with the clay, date and time when it took place.
DETAILS: Paragraph 2 & 3; give details of the event being reported. Eye witness account (along
with some quotes) are also included. In case of accidents, loss of life and property is listed,
cause of the accident is concluded, police action and rescue operation, damage control exercise
are detailed. Compensation and help announced by government is mentioned.
CONCLUSION: A remark as to how the event had an impact on people.
SAMPLES:
1. You are Karan/Kirti of L.M. Memorial Public School, Dwarka. Your school has adopted a
village as a social responsibility. Students are being taken to teach the children of that village on
a regular basis. Write a report, for your school magazine, on the various programmes organized
there in 120-150 words.
VILLAGE ADOPTION- A STEP TOWARDS BEING SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
-BY KRITI
On the occasion of World Literacy Day, L.M. Memorial Public School, Dwarka has taken an oath
to embrace the village named Rajpur.
The school has taken the responsibility of educating the people residing in the village. Selected
students from each standard are taken there every weekend, during school hours to impart
knowledge. The first 6 month motive is to make each and every person capable of reading and
writing. Free books and stationery is being provided for quality education. Children are given
time to spend with each other, play games and interact. Apart from the educational needs,
special care is devoted to hygiene and sanitation. Girls are being given awareness on the
importance of menstrual hygiene as well. Various talent hunts have been organised which left
everyone overawed. The immense enthusiasm and zeal in the people to learn is the main
driving factor.
A family kind of environment is being created. The school treats the people of the village as its
own students and is unbiased. By adopting a village, the school is making its students sensitive
towards the needs of the environment at a young age. It is committed towards raising the
leaders of tomorrow.
2. You are Rahul/ Rashmi, a staff reporter of The Hindustan flows. You have been asked to cover
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the incident of a daylight robbery when the inmates were watching television in their house.
Write a report in 120-150 words.
A BROAD DAY LIGHT ROBBERY
By Rahul, Staff Reporter, HT
New Delhi, 10 Feb. 20XX
Three unidentified armed youths robbed a businessman's house in Sundar Nagar, yesterday at
about 2 p.m. when the family was watching television in their drawing room.
It was learnt that they entered from the back door in the street, cut off the telephone wires
and bolted the doors of the drawing room from outside. Then they entered the bed rooms,
broke the locks of chests, safes and almirahs and carried away cash and jewellery. The maid
servant, who was cleaning the kitchen, noticed stranger moving about suspiciously. As she
opened her mouth to shout, one of the robbers hit her on the temple with the butt of his
revolver. She fell down unconscious. In the meanwhile, the robbers drove away in the Ford Ikon
car of the businessman. The maid servant is the only eyewitness in this case of broad day light
robbery. The police is investigating the case.
Practice Questions:
1. Independence Day was celebrated in your school. District Magistrate, Ms. Indu Bala Sharma
was the Chief Guest. Write a report on the function in 120-150 words to be published in a local
newspaper describing all the activities that took place. You are Head boy/Head girl.
2. You are Sandhya/ Sohan an active member of the Animal Lovers Club which works for the
welfare of animals by preventing cruelty to them. Recently you visited Mahatma Gandhi Animal
Care Home. You were pleasantly surprised to see the good treatment given to the animals.
Write a report in 120-150 words on your visit to be published in a local newspaper.
[You may use the following points: injured dogs and cats – abandoned pets – very old animals –
all very well cared for – well-equipped medical room – veterinary surgeon – green
surroundings.]
3. You are Sweety/Suresh of L.M. Jain School, Ajmer. As Secretary of your school Co-curricular
Activities Club, you visited a slum area in your city where the people suffered a great loss of life
and property in a massive fire. The students of your school rendered their services and material
help to the victims. Write a report in 120-150 words for your school magazine.
4. You are Poorva/Partha, Cultural Secretary of your school, D.B. Senior Secondary School,
Ambala. A week-long Music and Dance festival was organised by your school. Write a report in
120-150 words for your school magazine. Invent the details.
5. You witnessed a programme performed by differently abled persons on Zee TV. You were
very much impressed by their performance and were emotionally touched. Highlighting their
talent, the reaction of the judges to their performance etc., prepare a report in 120-150 words
for your school magazine. You are Sereena John, Student Editor of the magazine.
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