Report Writing for IX-XII
Report Writing POINTS TO REMEMBER • Headline/ heading should be clear, brief for the report / factual description. The language should be simple and to the point. • Write the reporter’s name under the headline/ heading. In the case of newspaper report, write the place and date, else it is optional. • The content of the report should be organised in a clear paragraph/s. • In the opening paragraph answer to ‘what, where and when’ of the event. • I n the last paragraph, report the statement of eyewitness , or action taken,(such as , the victim was taken to the hospital, an enquiry has been ordered, etc.), or the opinion of the participants/ audience about the event- its usefulness, etc. • Since the report describes the event that has already taken place, use expressions of past time; eg a book fair was organized, a film festival was held etc. • Usually Simple Past Tense is used in report . Occasionally to bri...