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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Report Writing
Report writing is an attempt to gather information about an event, incident or accident from the persons concerned, the parties involved, the victims and authorities. The third person point of view ensures objectivity in report.
Guidelines
Heading is essential. The report may be in one or two paragraphs.
- Be objective.
- Organise the details properly.
- Present the material systematically and logically.
How should a report be written?
Answer:
A report should:
- be in the form of a narrative
- be in the past tense
- include all relevant details
- focus on one particular event only
- mention the date and time of occurrence
- mention the venue
- mention the facts
- mention the cause, result, etc.
Report For A School Magazine
Format:
(a) Heading
(b) Writer’s name and class.
Heading/Title Of The Happening [by Dhanwcmth/Aditi] ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. |
Language: Should be semi-formal. Try to be simple but attractive and appealing. Avoid displaying your linguistic ability.
Content :
- factual information about school activity/event
- date, time, venue of the activity/event
- sequence of event/programme
- information about participants/chief guests/judges
- kind of organisation, people responsible for programme/ arrangements
- results, if describing a contest
Report For A Newspaper
Usual subjects : Political news, sports news, crimes, accidents, natural disasters, etc.
Format : (a) Headline
(b) ‘Byline’, i.e., by a correspondent-reporter or an agency as its source and
(c) Date-line-date and place of occurrence
Headline [by Sudhir/Sudha, TOI Correspondent/Staff reporter] Chennai, 9 March |
Language and Style :
- quite formal
- passive voice is preferred
- journalistic jargon (vocabulary/expressions), e.g., according to ‘ ministry/party spokesman or according to government sources
- use of words like ‘alleged’ or ‘suspected’ before ‘murderer’, ‘smuggler’, ‘thief’, etc.
Content: It is most important. The main information is given in the first two or three sentences. Other essential information like date, place, occasion, etc., follow. Presentation should be symmetrical.
Solved Questions
(a) You are Pandian/Ezhilazhasi, the Secretary of the Literary association. Write a report about the Oratorical and Poetry recitation competition held for the Primary and Elementary school children respectively.
The Oratorical and Poetry recitation competition was held on the 20th and 21st of February for students of Primary and Elementary classes respectively. Students from Std IV and V were given the topic, The book I read during winter vacation. Five students from the four sections of both the classes were short listed by the respective teachers handling English for the Oratorical competitions held in the auditorium. The selected finalists spoke in front of the Primary school. Jasmine.
A of VB was judged the best, followed by Catherine.V of Std IV B in the second place and Rajeswari.V of Std V A was given the third place. The Judges were from the High School. Students of Std VI-VIII took part in a poetry recitation competition according to their respective houses. With strenuous practice, giving importance to pronunciation, intonation and stress, Nehru House bagged the first prize bringing alive the story of Macavity the Mystery Cat.
The second place was given to Tagore House where Lochinvar was brought before our eyes. Judges from the Junior school appreciated the effort put in by every team and congratulated all the participants and winners. The Principal gave away the prizes to the Winners.
Pandian, Secretary of the Literary Association
(b) Write a Report for your school magazine describing a Cultural Fest held in your school in which various schools of your city took part.
25th Nov. Chennai
On 22/ 09/2018, a colorful and memorable Cultural Fest was organized in our school. This event was whole day long and was held in the school auditorium. In this mega event, many schools from Chennai city took part.
The grand show commenced by the arrival of various teams from schools. The Chief Guest was the District Collector. The welcome speech given by the Principal was followed by lighting of the lamp. It was accompanied by a melodious Saraswati Vandana, hailing the goddess of knowledge and wisdom. Then there was bouquet presentation to the invited guests and the grand event began. There were programmes mesmerizing presented by the teams from various schools.
There was singing, dancing, poetry recitation, skits, mimicry, mono act shows, classical and modem combination of several foot-tapping numbers. Everyone sat glued to the show. The Chief Guest was impressed and praised the entire event. He inspired us all asking us to perform better. It was followed by the announcement of the winning team, the Chettinad School of our city. The team from our school bagged the second position and everyone complimented one another. It was followed by a formal vote of thanks and the event concluded.
We really enjoyed a lot and dispersed with a sincere hope that such mega events should be organized every year giving the students a chance to display their talents.
Vardhini, Cultural Secretary
(c) You are Varma / Varshini, the Headboy / Headgirl of GHSS, Madurai. Recently your school hosted the Regional Level Science Exibition. Write a report of this event in about 100 words.
18th Sept. Trichy
The Guntur Girls Higher Secondary School, Madurai hosted a Regional Level Science Exhibition on 14th and 15 th of September, 2018. About 750 students from 34 different schools in and around the district participated in the same. It was inaugurated by the District Collector Mrs. Rajalingam, IAS. Her presidential address on the theme, Digital and Technological Solutions was inspiring and motivating the budding scientists. Many initiatives to provide interactive, participatory, hands-on, innovative and creative learning experiences to students were also given due importance. The activity aimed at providing a common platform to schools, teachers and students to give shape to their innovative ideas and learn from each other’s experiences. The exhibition also provided a medium for popularizing Science and increasing awareness among stakeholders about the close relationship between Science, Technology and Society.
Varshini. Headgirl
Guntur GHSS, Madurai
(d) Write a report for your school magazine.
Answer:
The Annual Sports Day
[by Shekhar]
12th January, 20XX, was a big occasion for our school. The Annual Sports of our school were held on that day at our school playground. A colourful shamiana was erected for guests and teachers. The stands were also tastefully decorated. The athletes gathered in front of the stage at 8.30 a.m. There was a march – past. The Principal took the oath and declared the sports- meet open. At 9.30 the track events began with 200 metre race for boys and 100 metre race for girls. Field events like long jump, high jump, javelin throw and discus throw were held in between the races. The programme was beautifully planned. In the afternoon the cycle race, sack race and three legged-race provided amusement. The musical chair race for guests provided’ a lot of fun. Sukumar of XIIA was declared the best athlete.
(e) The floods in the State of Tamil Nadu, adversely affected the area causing destruction to life, property, cattle and crops. As a news correspondent, you visited this state. Write the details of this disaster in 150-200 words. Also give a suitable title to your write up.
Answer:
Devastation By Floods
[XYZ, News Correspondent, The Express]
A visit to the flood-hit districts of the State of Tamil Nadu fills one with depressing thoughts. How can nature be so cruel? The cyclonic storm has proved a disaster for the state. Coastal areas have been hit hard. The villages and hamlets have been adversely affected. Thousands of acres of land having crops are still submerged in water. Millions of cattle have been washed away or perished in the flood waters.
Thousands of the villagers have been rendered homeless. Hundreds of children and the aged have been swept off. Thus there has been an all round destruction of life, property, cattle and crops. Government agencies and voluntary groups have rushed to the help of the flood-affected victims. The situation is grim and calls for more concerted efforts.