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REPORT WRITING
Chapter 10
1. Visual Reports
Used when information can be presented more effectively through a diagram than a traditional report.
Seven Visual Report Formats
Clusters Diagrams Flowcharts Data charts Maps
Time lines Cubes/Cubing
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Cubing
1. Choose a topic.
2. Examine the topic from each perspective.
3. Draft a paragraph.
4. Share drafts with the class.
5. Revise and edit the paragraphs.
6. Construct the cube.
Things to consider for visual reports
Layout Integration of illustration and
text Typography
2. All About . . . Books
Provide information about familiar topics
Provide directions for familiar activities
Dictated or independently written
3. Collaborative or Individual Reports
Written to engage students in authentic research
Useful in content area study
Collaboration Report Written by groups of children
Choose a question Teacher models how to write a section Students work in small groups to gather and
organize information for their questions Students write/refine sections Students compile their sections Teacher duplicates/provide copies to
students
Individual Reports
Follows same procedure as collaborative reports, but are completed individually by students
Formats for Collaborative and Individual Reports Question/Answer Alphabet Book Topic/Subtopics
4. Multigenre Reports
Reports in which students write in a variety of genres to explore a topic
Steps in Multigenre Writing
Collect a variety of informational materials to study
Write several pieces such as essays, letters, poems, journal entries, stories
Collect photos, charts, other visual representations
Compile work in poster display or book
5. Teaching Report Writing
Choose and narrow a topic Design research questions Gather and organize
information Draft, revise, and edit report Publish report
Teach the Inquiry Process Questioning Planning Collecting Synthesizing Evaluating Reporting
Research Workshop
Conduct minilessons to teach children how to prepare for the report writingHow to make visual reportsHow to pose research questionsHow to search for answers
6. Assessing Reports Develop checklist/rubric of
pertinent elements to be considered in report
Include GPS standards in checklist/rubric
Provide checklist/rubric prior to work