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Edu Level: CSEC,NCSE
Incident/Eyewitness/Accident Report
Sender’s Address (Return Address)
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Date:
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Recipient’s Address (Inside Address):
- Name of Recipient
- Title/Position of Recipient
- Company/Institution
- Full Address
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Subject Line:
- Re:
- Must be underlined
Eg. Re: Robbery of Warehouse by Armed Figures
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Salutation
- Dear Sir/Madam (Unknown)
- Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss (known)
Body of Report:
- Each new paragraph indented.
Closing:
- Only first word capitalised.
- Include Title (Capitalised)
Eg. Yours sincerely
Jacob Martin
SECURITY GUARD
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Newspaper Report
Headline
- Should be “short, snappy and informative”
- Fully Capitalised
Eg. BOTCHED BANK ROBBERY LEAVES THIEVES IN POLICE CUSTODY
Byline
- Article Author’s Name, Title
Eg. John Doe, Staff Reporter.
Date:
Eg. Thursday Jan 20, 2021
(The above three headings should be placed together, without skipping lines)
Eg. BOTCHED BANK ROBBERY LEAVES THIEVES IN POLICE CUSTODY
John Doe, Staff Reporter.
Thursday Jan 20, 2021.
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Body
- Each paragraph after the first should be indented.
- First Paragraph (Lead): Include location (Capitalised) and a brief summary of the incident. Who, What, Where, When, Why.
Eg. SAN FERNANDO - Two thieves attempted to…
- The rest of the report must give details, including quotes; written in third person; active verbs.
- End article with a catchy phrase.
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Statistical Report
Title:
- Left Aligned
- Underlined
Eg. Report on the Incidence of Crime from January to June 2009
Body:
- Regular paragraph format; each paragraph indented.
Checklist:
- Trends/Significant Figures to Note.
- Is the Content Accurate/Relevant?
- Is the Info Logically Arranged?
- Is the Report Fluent/Accurate/Grammatically Correct?
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