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Bahasa Inggris "INFORMATION REPORT"


What is An Information Report ?

An information report is a piece of text that presents information about a subject. Its purpose is to classify and/or describe using facts about the subject’s parts, behaviour and qualities. The subject is usually general rather than particular, for example ‘skin’ rather than an individual person’s skin.
Examples of information report texts include:
lectures
reference articles
research assignments
            chapters in textbooks.

Features of An Information Report
Constructing an information report
A written explanation usually involves three steps. First, there is the general statement about the event or thing. Next follows a series of paragraphs that tell the hows and whys. The final step is a concluding paragraph.
Grammatical features of an information report
Information reports usually include the following grammatical features:
technical language related to the subject
technical use of the timeless present tense
technical use of general nouns (e.g. weather, skin, earthquakes) rather than proper nouns
technical linking verbs to describe behaviours or qualities (cells are surrounded by membrane).
THE INFORMATION REPORT SCAFFOLD
1 A general opening statement in the first paragraph
         This statement tells the audience what the text is going to be about.
         This can include a short description of the subject.
         This can include a definition of the subject.
2 A series of paragraphs about the subject
       Each paragraph usually begins with a topic sentence.
       The topic sentence in the beginning of each paragraph previews the information  contained in the rest of the paragraph
       The sentences after this preview give  more details.
       Each paragraph should give information about one feature of the subject.
       These paragraphs build a description of the subject of the report.
       These paragraphs may include technical language that is related to the subject.
3 A concluding paragraph (optional)
         The concluding paragraph signals the end of the text.
         This paragraph can summarise the report
 

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