Creating a formal report

Reports are informative pieces of writing that give information to the reader about a certain topic. For example: space, the bald eagle, Scotland, flags of the world or anything else you’re interested in.

Report rules

• All the information must be about the same topic.

• You should provide the audience with lots of facts and evidence rather than personal opinions.

• Reports must be set out clearly with a title, introduction, paragraphs, subheadings and images. (Subheadings are little titles for each paragraph, or group of paragraphs, to explain what they are about.)

• They should be written in a formal tone (like how you would speak to your head teacher).

• They should be written in the present tense (as if the actions are happening now).

  Follow the BBC Bitesize link to see the videos and activities where you can learn how write your own report. I would love to read a report you’ve written about something you’re interested in!