Information Reports

Information reports are quite different to creative writing so they will not be included in this blog. If you want to write an information report, add it to the Student Wiki.

The main features of an information report are:

A general classification
Details


The general classification is a sentence or paragraph that states what it is that you will be writing about.

Details: all the following paragraphs should be descriptive. They contain details about your subject.

Here is an example:

Koels are birds from the Cuckoo family.

Koels migrate to Australia in Spring and leave again in Autumn. While they are here they breed.

Koels lay their eggs in the nest of another species and are not involved in raising their own chicks.

The male Koel is black all over with red eyes. The female has red eyes and a black cap. Her back feathers are spotted and her belly feathers are barred. The juvenile is similar in appearance to the adult female except its head is mottled brown and its eyes are also brown.

Koels are between 39 and 46cm long.

Reference: Simpson, K. & Day, N. (1984). Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Penguin, Ringwood, Victoria.

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