things to remember on how to make a report

Cards (10)

  • the report MUST have a single generalazation that serves as the focus of attention. T OR F?

    true
  • a report must have a single generelazation that serves as the focus of attention. That is the topic sentence
  • the writer must control the context of every other sentence in the orginazation of the report
  • the report must have more specific information or details than the topic sentence. It should also keep the topic sentence as the central point of the report.
  • what is a topic sentence?
    is a statement that tells what a paragraph will be about
  • the topic sentence expresses the main idea of the paragraph where it appears.
  • There should only be one topic sentence for every paragraph of your report.
  • unnecessary words and sentences must be removed Only sentences which support the topic sentence must be included with your report
  • the topic sentence provides the main idea in a report of paragraphs, the rest of the sentences should give more detailed explanations even examples that will support the topic sentence
    • the main body paragraph , supporting details
    • Argument
    • explanation
    • examples
    • causes/results
    • stactistical information
    • quotations