L5 Text Types:Reports Reports are adopted for describing phenomena. Descriptive Reports Reports Classifying Reports Compositional Reports 1.Descriptive reports Descriptive reports specify the class and/or type that the entity/phenomenon is classified into,or its partial/complete definition,and then describe its characteristics. In writing descriptive reports,you have to be systematic and specific on each of the characteristics you include. Phase 1:Classification of Entity Phase 2:Description(characteristics) Phase 3: Extension/Recapitulation 2.Classifying Reports Classifying reports sub-classify members of a general class into types (and sub-types)with respect to a given set of criteria.The criteria may be specified or implied. Criteria Setl Type 1 Class Sub-Type 1 Type 2 Criteria Set2 Sub-Type 3 3.Compositional reports Compositional reports are concerned with parts of the whole.They specify first the class and/or type that the entity (the whole)is classified into,or its partial/complete definition,and then its components (and their activities/functions), and usually finish with an extension in the concept to link all the above together. 2/9L5 Text Types: Reports 2 / 9 Reports are adopted for describing phenomena. 1. Descriptive reports Descriptive reports specify the class and/or type that the entity/phenomenon is classified into, or its partial/complete definition, and then describe its characteristics. In writing descriptive reports, you have to be systematic and specific on each of the characteristics you include. Phase 1: Classification of Entity Phase 2: Description (characteristics) Phase 3: Extension/Recapitulation 2. Classifying Reports Classifying reports sub-classify members of a general class into types (and sub-types) with respect to a given set of criteria. The criteria may be specified or implied. Criteria Set1 Type 1 Class Sub-Type 1 Type 2 Criteria Set2 Sub-Type 2 Sub-Type 3 3. Compositional reports Compositional reports are concerned with parts of the whole. They specify first the class and/or type that the entity (the whole) is classified into, or its partial/complete definition, and then its components (and their activities/functions), and usually finish with an extension in the concept to link all the above together