MODEL QUESTION AND ANSWER (WRITING SCHOOL ACTIVITY REPORTS)
QUESTION
You are the Secretary of the Environmental Science Society in your school. The society organised a “Get to know the Water” week. As the secretary, write a report for the activity.
In your report, you should:
• Describe all the details of the trip
• State what you have learnt from the trip
• You may add any other information When writing your report, you should remember to:
• Give your report a title
• Include the name of the writer
• Use all the points given
Exam-style question TASK 6: Answer the following question.
The Co-Curricular Unit of your district recently organised a Jungle survival skills camp for all presidents and secretaries of the various clubs in your school. You are the editor of the school magazine. You, too, attended the camp and you have been asked to write a report for the school magazine. In your report, include the following information:
Place: Endau-Rompin National Park
Date: 26 - 28th September, 2018
Participants: Presidents and secretaries of various clubs in school Organised by: District Co-curricular Unit
Objectives of the camp:
• Develop basic motor skills in wilderness survival
• Teamwork
Activities: Day 1
Briefing by facilitators
Made bottles from bamboo
Prepared ropes from tree barks
Set up net to catch fish for dinner
Start fires using available natural resources
Day 2
Trekking
Learn how to tie fishing hooks
Place fishing lines
Set up own shelter
Prepare food using bamboo and wild leaf.
Day 3
• Group assessment
When writing your report, you should remember to:
• Give your report a title
• include the name of the writer
• use all the points given.
Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
WRITING ARTICLES
An article is a composition on a specific topic written for newspapers, magazines, newsletters and so on.
Introduction
The articles that you need to write are usually based on facts such as real events or current topics. It will be good if you have a sound knowledge of the topics so that you can mention real events in your essay.
Guidelines
1. Articles give information about a certain topic. Therefore, you should provide suitable information that would interest the reader.
2. You should study the question, notes and pictures given carefully. Make sure you understand the information provided. Take note of the important details.
3. You must take note of who you are writing for. If the readers of your article are teachers and students, make sure the subject of your article and the language level would hold their attention.
4. Plan what you want to write about and expand on the notes given.