ENG 1131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Free Writing
16 Apr 2013
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There are two main kinds of informal reporting, and the one you use will depend on your purpose in writing: the informational report: Problem-solving report: analyzing a situation and recommending a certain course of action. Determine at the outset exactly what type of person you are addressing. Decide on the precise reason or reasons for writing the report: including the results you hope to gain from it. Work out in exact terms the subject of your study. Don"t spend time on areas of marginal importance or on details that the reader won"t care about. For an analytical report: likely to be the conclusion drawn from the investigation or the recommendations for solving a problem. For an information report: may merely be a summative statement. Construct a hierarchy of information or ideas. Reader will typically be interested in the information. When the reader will be pleased or interested, put the key points before your explanation of how you reached them.
