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- 1. 1 of 8Chapter 9: Reporting Information The Norton Field Guide to Writing, 3e, © 2013, W. W. Norton & Company Reporting Information Chapter 9
- 2. 2 of 8Chapter 9: Reporting InformationPart 2: Genres Key Features of Reports • Tightly focused topic • Accurate, well-researched information • Various writing strategies • Clear definitions • Appropriate designs
- 3. 3 of 8Chapter 9: Reporting InformationPart 2: Genres Guide to Writing Reports • Choose a topic • Consider the rhetorical situation • Generate ideas and text • Explore what you already know about the topic • Narrow the topic • Develop a tentative thesis • Research and revise your thesis
- 4. 4 of 8Chapter 9: Reporting InformationPart 2: Genres Ways of Organizing a Report Begin by engaging reader Provide background and thesis Describe topic and define key terms Explain topic by comparing, classifying, etc. Conclude Reports on topics that are unfamiliar to readers
- 5. 5 of 8Chapter 9: Reporting InformationPart 2: Genres Ways of Organizing a Report Reports on an event Introduce topic and background information Narrate first event Narrate second event Repeat as necessary Conclude with implications
- 6. 6 of 8Chapter 9: Reporting InformationPart 2: Genres Ways of Organizing a Report Reports that compare and contrast Introduce topic and background information Describe one item Describe another item using same structure used to describe the first Conclude by restating thesis
- 7. 7 of 8Chapter 9: Reporting InformationPart 2: Genres Writing a Draft • Draft a beginning • State thesis • Start with something that will pique interest • Begin with an illustrative example • Draft an ending • Summarize main points • Point out implications of report • Frame report by referring to the introduction • Tell what happened • Come up with a title
- 8. 8 of 8Chapter 9: Reporting InformationPart 2: Genres Finishing Your Report • Consider matters of design • Get response and revise • Edit and proofread • Take stock of your work
Editor's Notes
- #4 Explain to students that the same story will look very different in a report than in an essay. Pick an event (like the bombing of the World Trade Center or any of the school shootings). Show examples of a newspaper report and academic writing describing this same event. Point out the similarities and differences.
- #7 Reports on events often compare more than contrast, or vice versa. Show students specific examples, using the readings in the textbook.
- #9 Some reports require specific formatting and are edited by many people.