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APPRECIATION

Thank God the Almighty god, by His grace I can also produce this paper. It is hoped that the contents of this paper will give some guidance to me as well as its partners in the increase of knowledge in the areas we studied. Through the information contained in this paper, we know that a better understanding of reports, types of reports and internal reporting structure. May we as educators can take advantage of this knowledge to be applied in schools. Finally, I wish to thank my lecturers for guiding me. Thanks also go to my fellow friends who are willing to help and share ideas with me

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WAJ3103 English Language Proficiency ll INDIVIDUAL COURSEWORK a) Collate 3 (three) articles on report writing.Cite the reference using the APA format (10 marks) b) Design a graphic organizer for each article (15 marks) c) Write a report on a programme or an event that was held at your school in the year of 2011 or 2012 (35 marks) d) Write a personel reflection of your experience while carrying out this assignment (40 marks)

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How to Write a Report

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Have you been assigned to write a report for your middle or high school class? Here's a basic guide on how to do it.
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1) Follow the assignment instructions exactly. If your teacher gave you

a handout containing the guidelines for the report, re-read it before you start. Highlight important pieces of information, such as formatting rules, how many sources you need, and what the report should be about. Remember, these are the things your report will be graded on - pay attention to them. 2) Do the research. The research for your report could be as easy as reading a book, or finding a few sources about something you've been learning in class. Whatever it is, make sure you have the correct number of sources for your paper. For each source, you should know the information you'll need for the bibliography (such as the author, publication date, publisher/website, city in which it was published, page number for where you found the information, and so on). Consider using notecards to organize your sources. Use one notecard for each source, and list all the information you might need for the bibliography. This can save you a lot of scrambling later.3 3) Refine your thesis statement. Your teacher might have given you a thesis statement, or you might have to come up with one on your own. Either way, make sure it's something you understand well and can write about. Remember that a thesis needs to make a point. Instead of saying "Grass is green," say "Because grass is green, it is capable of performing photosynthesis." If you're in high school, your thesis statement will likely need to be a little more subjective - that is, someone could argue against it, but you're going to argue for it in your paper. A thesis statement summarizes what you want to prove in your report for your reader. All of your subsequent topic sentences of body paragraphs should tie back into this thesis, so make sure that it is general enough to stand throughout your essay.
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4) Write an outline. An outline doesn't have to be a list - it can also be an idea web or concept map. Whatever format you use, find a way to write down your ideas. Start with your thesis (or the topic that the report should be about, such as the name of the book you read or the scientific principle you studied). Then write down two or three big ideas from your research. After you've done that, write down some details about each idea. Organize your outline. Once all your basic thoughts are on the page, figure out the best order for your report. You should start with your thesis, then go into your big ideas one by one. The idea that's most closely linked to your thesis should come first. The idea that links up your first and third ideas should go second
5) Start writing. Once you have an outline that can serve as your rodmap,

start writing the report. Here are some general sections you can consider including: Introduction - This should contain your thesis and give your audience a small preview of what you'll be discussing in your report. Body paragraphs - The body paragraphs are the "big ideas" you generated in the outline. Each idea should have its own paragraph (or several of its own paragraphs, if you're writing a long report), and it should connect to the paragraphs around it in some way.

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Conclusion The conclusion wraps up everything you just argued for in the thesis and body paragraphs. It should be a few sentences restating why you're right, and why your thesis statement is true.

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Bibliography - If your teacher wanted to double-check your sources, he or she would use the bibliography. Different teachers will have you do bibliographies different ways, so check the assignment. Examples include MLA, APA and Chicago.6 6) Proofread your report. When you've finished writing, print out a draft of your report. Read it over carefully, marking any corrections with a colored pen or marker so that you can see them easily later. Make corrections. If your teacher allows it, consider having a parent or friend proofread your report as well. Ask them if your arguments make sense. 7) If you have the time, let your report sit for a few days. Don't read over your report at all during this period. Distance yourself from the paper so that you can view it with a fresh set of eyes later. 8) Format your report. Try to follow your teacher's formatting instructions to the letter. If he or she made no formatting instructions, go with something clean and classic. Standard format for academic reports in the United States is 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced lines, and 1-inch margins all around.

Types of Report Writing

Date : 26 Jul 2007

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A report is a dreadfully official document that is written to serve the range of purpose in the engineering and business disciplines; sciences and social sciences. Therefore, they need to be clear-cut and accurate. Good report writing call for--- professionalism, profound knowledge of the subject, attentiveness, and outstanding writing proficiency. Types of Report Writing -- Research Report Writing Business Report Writing Science Report Writing Research Report Writing--- To presents the tangible proof of the conducted research is the major intention of the academic assignment. When writing on research report, you must ponder over clarity, organization, and content. Research reports are all the more same to technical reports, lab reports, formal reports and scientific papers which comprise a quite consistent format that will facilitate you to put your information noticeably, making it crystal clear. Business Report Writing--- In business milieu, Business report writing happens to be an indispensable part of the communication process. Executive summary is written in a non-technical manner. By and large, audience for business reports will consist of upper level manager, for that reason you should take the audience needs in consideration. Go on with the introduction to articulate the problem and determine the scope of the research. To attain the desired results, dont fail to state about the precise quantitative tools. Science Report Writing--- Parallel to a business report, science report writing also corresponds with the line of investigation. To report upon an empirical investigation, these reports make use of standard scientific report format, portraying technique, fallout and conclusions. As an assignment in undergraduate papers within the scientific disciplines, it is required frequently. The main objective of the Science report is to boast an aim, the technique which enlightens how the project has been analyzed, the outcomes which presents the findings and the conclusion. This embraces advance research suggestions and your own biased opinion on the topic which has been talked about. When writing a science report, do not fail to remember to use heading and subheadings in order to direct a reader through your work. In the form of tables and graphs, Statistical evidence should be incorporated in appendices. Than refer to it in the body of your scientific report. Reports are a common form of writing because of the inclusion of recommendations which are helpful in implementing the decision.

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In business, the information provided in reports needs to be easy to find, and written in such a way that the client can understand it. This is one reason why reports are divided into sections clearly labelled with headings and sub-headings. Technical information which would clutter the body of the report is placed in the appendix. The structure of a report and the purpose and contents of each section is shown below. TITLE PAGE report title your name submission date

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY overview of subject matter methods of analysis findings recommendations TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BODY list of numbered sections in report and their page numbers terms of reference outline of reports structure headings and sub-headings which reflect the contents of each section. Includes information on method of data collection (if applicable), the findings of the report and discussion of findings in light of theory states the major inferences that can be drawn from the discussion makes recommendations list of reference material consulted during research for report information that supports your analysis but is not essential to its explanation

CONCLUSION

REFERENCE LIST APPENDIX

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TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN BUKIT TEMBAGA

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During the Wednesday, July 4, 2012, SK Bukit Tembaga, Kuala Nerang, Kedah had a track and field championships. The tournament was launched by the President of the PTA, Mr. Abdul Wahab Bin Hashim.There are 14 finals events were contesting and each event is broken down into five categories: Class 1 (male and female), Class 2 (male and female) Year 1 (male and female), Year 2 (male and female) and Pre-School (boys and girls). The event fun sports, final event of the field and rehearsals for the parade was held on the previous days in the school field. Training for sports competition began in early May.It held every Wednesday from 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. There are only two events for sukantara .It was the 100 metre and long jump.At 27th July , 2012, the end of the field events was held.The events that involved in the day is long jump class 1 (men and women), high jump class 1 (male and female) and shot put class 1 (male and female). At 28th July 2012, the final event of the races were contested was held.That event is 4 x 200 metres - class 1 (men and women), high jump - class 2 (male and female), long jump - class 2 (male and female), shot put - class 2 (male and female), 200 metres - class 1 (male and female) and finally 200 metres - class 2 (male and female). On 3rd July 2012, rehearsals and preparations for the tournament was held. On the morning of the tournament, full dress rehearsals were held in order to avoid any problems at peak times.The participants have to gather and prepare for the parade early at 3.00 p.m. on the school field . At 3.30 pm, guests and participants who were not involved with the parade taking place under the tent that had been prepared.The event started at 3.45 p.m. with the march passing by the contingents home sports .All the participating teams marched enthusiastically.All marchers gathered in the middle of the field in accordance with their respective teams to the reading pledge led by Muhammad Khairul Imran Bin Roshadan and thus opening remarks Mrs. Mahani Bt Md Isa, headmistress of SK Bukit Tembaga. Prepared by: Mariati Binti Ahmad. PPG Sains Feb 2012

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At 4.00 p.m, the 100 metre final in the men's category was held.Start from class 1 (1L), female class 1 (1P), men's class 2 (2L) and female class 2 (2P). 100 metre event was an event most get focus and the first place winner will be crowned as Sprinter Sports continued with 4x25 metre event, boys and girls in Year 1 followed by 4 x 50 meter event, boys and girls Year 2.At 4.30 pm, Telematch for boys and girls Pre-School was held. After the events of the pre-school finished, it rained heavily, the next event delayed for a while until the rain stopped.At 5:15 pm, resumed sporting events with the 4x100 metre event for boys and girls classes 1 and 2. After the 4x100 metre event ending,the prize-giving ceremony was held.For macthing competition, ,yellow house team was emerged as the champion, followed by a red house, green house and the blue house.For the whole event, green house was emerged as the champion, followed by the yellow house, blue house and red house. Best athletes for boy is held by Muhammad Faris Izani Bin Shaharom. While the best of the female athletes are held by Nur Athirah Binti Khairul Anuwar. Sports tournaments ended at 6.00 p.m with successful. Of that day, all came back happy and fun.

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Bibliography
Internet Souces 1) https://www.itmatchonline.com/article/Types_of_Report_Writing.php 2) http://www.learningdevelopment.plymouth.ac.uk/LDstudyguides%5Cpdf/7Reports.pdf 3) http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/report%20.pdf 4) http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/hlst/documents/heinfe_exchange/blended_learning_pd
p_materials/5_reportwriting.pdf

5) http://www.cqu.edu.au/about-us/service-and-facilities/communications-learningcentre/academic-communication/written-assessment-tasks/report-writing/how-manydifferent-types-of-reports-are-there

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PERSONAL REFLECTION
Greetings

First of all, I am very grateful to my lecturers for helping me throughout the completion of this assignment. I have to admit that this assignment challenged me to the limit due to my limited command of English. I also take this opportunity to highlight the roles of my colleagues who kept supporting me with extra information and data to complete this task. In my opinion, this assignment also beneficial to improve my English. Since this task required searching a lot of information in books and via internet, I had to improve my English in order to understand the content of the information. Therefore, it helped me a lot to improve my English to the higher level. Before the completion of the assignment, I have to share and exchange ideas with some of my classmates how to make this work.

During the completion of this task I face with some difficulties to get the suitable materials and searched the requirements of questions needed.Actually, I do not understand the requirements of an assignment question.However,I asked to my friends and read over and over again the question given.I have been trying to get information from the Internet, magazines, newspapers and other sources.For prepare a report related to the activity in school, I did not face a lot of problems just need to translate the report available to the English language.The school library became one of the main sources to get the information. I managed to borrow a few books as references. Some of the English teachers also generous enough to translate and edit my assignments. They also teach me on how to fully utilize the dictionaries to find the meanings and to understand the grammar of English. In completing this assignment, I was able to learn the writing of reports, types of reporting and report writing structure. There are various types report.Among the report writing are business reports, scientific, accident reports, research reports and etc. most common pattern of report writing.There should be have title page,executive summary,table of

contents,introduction,body,conclusion,reference list and appendix.

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This tasks required me to find the via material from internet. Since my own use of broadband, I can spend my time searching for information. Google and E-dictionary is my best friend and they prove themselves trustworthy to help me during this time.. Finally, I would like to thank all the parties involved and help me complete this task either directly or indirectly.May God bless all of them.

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