Key Skills By Claire Mactavish Critical Analysis
REPORT WRITING
You are strongly advised to review the guidance on report writing provided by the library. The following is an abridged version taken from the library website “Key Skills” by Claire MacTavish © De Montfort University 27.08.01
How is a report different from an essay?
In purpose:
A report needs to finish with clear recommendations about what action is suggested as a result of the findings. An essay is unlikely to need such an important and emphatic conclusion, (depending on its title).
报告需要写一个明确的建议，关于你的调查
In structure:
A report has headed and numbered sections so that any item in it may be found quickly, and read separately. Information which is not vital to an understanding of the report is included in an appendix at the end. …show more content…
报告需要写小标题
对于不会对理解文章内容有重要影响的信息可以用附录形式写在文章后面
In style:
A report is written in the third person (avoiding ‘I’, ‘we’ and ‘you’). Its style is direct and brief because it needs to be read quickly. It is written in the passive voice, e.g.
‘The survey was carried out’,
Not:
>‘I carried out the survey’.
An essay, too, is formal and usually written in the third person, but there might be times when a more personal approach is needed.
报告不可以用第一人称，必须用第三人称或被动语态
What is the structure of a report?
Unless you have been given specific instructions, it’s a good idea to follow the generally accepted standard structure. The standard structure has these sections, in this order:
>title page
>summary
> contents page
>introduction
> main body of text (with sections/chapters to suit your material)
>conclusion
>recommendations
You are strongly advised to review the guidance on report writing provided by the library. The following is an abridged version taken from the library website “Key Skills” by Claire MacTavish © De Montfort University 27.08.01
How is a report different from an essay?
In purpose:
A report needs to finish with clear recommendations about what action is suggested as a result of the findings. An essay is unlikely to need such an important and emphatic conclusion, (depending on its title).
报告需要写一个明确的建议，关于你的调查
In structure:
A report has headed and numbered sections so that any item in it may be found quickly, and read separately. Information which is not vital to an understanding of the report is included in an appendix at the end. …show more content…
报告需要写小标题
对于不会对理解文章内容有重要影响的信息可以用附录形式写在文章后面
In style:
A report is written in the third person (avoiding ‘I’, ‘we’ and ‘you’). Its style is direct and brief because it needs to be read quickly. It is written in the passive voice, e.g.
‘The survey was carried out’,
Not:
>‘I carried out the survey’.
An essay, too, is formal and usually written in the third person, but there might be times when a more personal approach is needed.
报告不可以用第一人称，必须用第三人称或被动语态
What is the structure of a report?
Unless you have been given specific instructions, it’s a good idea to follow the generally accepted standard structure. The standard structure has these sections, in this order:
>title page
>summary
> contents page
>introduction
> main body of text (with sections/chapters to suit your material)
>conclusion
>recommendations