A report is a document that presents information in an organised format for a specific audience and purpose. Although summaries of reports may be delivered orally, complete reports are almost always in the form of written documents. Reports are professional documents so need to be written in a formal and concise style. 

TASK 1:

Report Text Type – Watch the video 'What is a Report?'

Reports vs Essays – Read about different features of reports and essays

Watch the video and identify the differences in reports and essays

(Click Assessment Tasks and then Reports)

Language of Reports (Prezi) - Watch the presentation

TASK 2 – Writing about Survey Results

Reading reports practice

• Do the Preparation

• Read the Report

• Complete the tasks 1 and 2

TASK 3 - Stand Up Australia 

               

Sitting or lying down, (with the exception 

of sleeping), are what we call 'sedentary' 

behaviours. You can be sedentary at work, 

at school, at home, when travelling or 

during leisure time. Sedentary behaviour 

requires little energy expenditure.

• Look at the research report and examine the report.

• Identify the key features 
•  Practice Activity 

TASK 4 - Interpreting information in diagram form in a report - Migrants and refugees

• Complete the pre-reading and reading activities - handout given

TASK 5: Schools Strike 4 Climate

• Watch the video and read the transcript
• Complete the suggested activities

GRAPHIC TEXT

A graphic text is a type of text that presents ideas and information with the help of graphic features12. Graphic features are visual elements such as diagrams, photographs, drawings, sketches, patterns, maps, charts, tables, or graphs12. Graphic texts are often used to show information with graphics because it requires less space and provides the reader with a lot of information at a glance2. Some examples of graphic texts are pamphlets, posters, and booklets2.

What is Paraphrase Writing?

Paraphrasing helps build writing skills in many areas. Paraphrasing is not copying. Good paraphrasing shows you understand other people’s ideas and can write them in a way that makes sense to you, writing the same ideas using your own words. Paraphrasing means 'to state something written or spoken in different words, especially in a shorter and simpler form to make the meaning clearer' (Cambridge Online Dictionary, 2022). Paraphrasing is 'a restating of someone else's thoughts or ideas in your own words.