WRITING A REPORT

SUSANA MELON GALVEZ

STEPS IN WRITING A REPORT

Seek and gather specific information on a subject Examine and organize all the separate bits of information Transform these ideas into unified, coherent piece of writing

A. PRE-WRITING STAGE
Limiting a topic
1. Overseas contract workers 2. Criminalities in the Philippines 3. Aging and Death 4. Abnormal Behaviors 5. Fear 6. Republic Act 7. Constitution 8. Laws 9. Learning Process 10.language

IDENTIFYING THE PURPOSE

To inform (facts and details)

To analyze (why and how) To compare and contrast (start with the purpose/ thesis statement

IDENTIFYING THE AUDIENCE

Do not use technical terms or jargons

MAKING LIST OF QUESTIONS

Annulment Law

Abortion
VAWC Discretionary Power of the President

SOURCING

Gathering information

Making a Working Bibliography

(Never take credits for someone elses work)

MAKING AN OUTLINE
OUTLINING

PARTS OF AN OUTLINE
I. Major idea 1/general idea A. minor idea 1/specific idea B. minor idea 2 1. example idea 1 2. a. supporting to example idea 1 b. 3. C. II. Major idea 2

TYPES OF OUTLINE
Sentence outline Topic outline

WRITING ESSAYS

TRADITIONAL ESSAY
A CLASSIC FIVE-PARAGRAPH COMPOSITION
Informative, straightforward, and tightly organized

Start with the most interesting topic of the essay Discuss in the second paragraph the cause and effect of the topic Discuss fully the importance of the study Discuss the sidelights and other details/issues Close the paragraph by making a tie/connection of all the details

INFORMATIVE, ORGANIZED AND ORIGINAL

Start with an outline (optional) Select a general subject that interests you. Discuss a critical world issue What disturbs the writer? Why is the issue alarming? Why causes the issue? List all your thoughts or ideas about the subject Use your list (s) to help you focus on a specific topic within the area. Do any reading, researching, or thinking necessary to expand your knowledge of the specific topic.

THE CREATIVE ESSAY

FOR THE DRAFT

Systematic approach 5. Purpose 6. Details for support 7. Arrange the outline 8. Additional support 9. First drafting 10. Revise the draft 11. Proofread 12. Encoding Open approach 5. opinion/s 6. Specific focus 7. add, delete, rearrange 8. Additional support 9. First drafting 10. Revise the draft 11. Proofread 12. Encoding

THANK YOU FOR LEARNING WITH ME GOOD LUCK!!

SUSANA MELON-GALVEZ