Report text 10th grade

​The Definition of Report Text

Report Text is a type of text in English that describes the details of an object. Details in this text are scientific details which include the description of objects, both physical and non-physical, from scientific facts about the object.

Report Text Structure and Example​

Social purpose of report text is presenting information about something using scientific details. They generally describe an entire class of things, whether natural or made: mammals, the planets, rocks, plants, countries of region, culture, transportation, and so on.

Report Text Structure and Example​

Report Text is included in the Descriptive Text, which provides information to readers about the object of this text itself. Although Report Text and Description Text are almost the same, they are actually two different texts. Report Text tends to lead to scientific factual text and is more general than Description Text so that there is no subjective opinion from the author.

Report Text Structure and Example​

• ​Using the Simple Present Tense

• General Classification

• ​Contains scientific facts

• The title text looks more general

Report Text Structure and Example​

Report Text Structure and Example​

• General Classification

This section contains general statements that describe the object description of this Report Text.

• Description

This section usually describes the phenomenon or situation that occurs, both its parts, nature, habits, or behavior. In essence, this section describes the classification presented scientifically. However, to remember, Report Text is not a news text, but scientific factual text.​

Report Text Structure and Example​

​Blue Whale

​ Blue whale is not only the biggest whale living today; the blue whale is the biggest creature ever to have lived on Earth. They are mind-bogglingly gigantic; much larger than any of the dinosaurs. Blue whales and the other ocean giants live their whole lives in seawater.

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