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| ELEMENTS
OF LANGUAGE <MODEL
BANK HOME |
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| Report
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| A report of information
presents research on a topic and answers the questions Who? What? When?
Where? Why? and How? A good report can answer a writer's own
questions about a topic as well as the questions readers might have. |
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Many reports of
information use the structure illustrated in the framework below. Print
this framework and use it as a guide when you write your own report. |
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Introduction
• Attention-grabbing
beginning
• Main idea statement |
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Hook
your readers Use an interesting fact, quotation, or question to grab
your readers' interest.
State the main idea After reading your main idea statement, readers
should understand what the report is about. |
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Body
• Heading #1
Supporting details
• Heading #2
Supporting details
and so on |
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Write
about each heading To support each heading, include details such as
facts, statistics, examples, and expert opinions.
Explain the details Write about what the details mean or why they
are important. |
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Conclusion
• Restatement
of main idea |
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Wrap
it up Restate your main idea and offer a conclusion based on your main
points. Try to leave your readers with something to think about. |
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Works
Cited
• List of sources used |
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List your sources of information List sources in alphabetical order
by the author's last name or by the first word of the title if no author
is listed. |
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