Week 4
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Review Home Study including Reflective Journal
Presentations – from some of you
Report Writing
Proof Reading
Group Work
Independent Study
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Proof Reading
Essays (including 1:1 Tutor Support)
Planning Report
Report Writing
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Formal structured piece of writing
Findings of research or enquiry
Information gathering process
Reports Possible Headings
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Introduction including aims and
objectives (what)
Methodology (how)
Findings/results (report)
Discussion (interpretation)
Conclusions and recommendations
(logical)
References (all sources)
Report writing skills
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Identified as a learning gap for those
studying apprenticeships and NVQs.
Not a part of the Edexcel curriculum
Hnece time needed to practise and
develop report writing skills
Report Writing Style
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Concise
Precise detail
No ‘flowery’ language, unless
appropriate for the audience
Charts, graphs, tables
Report Writing Task
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Report 350 - 500 words (1-1.5 pages)
How helpful is Hull University’s Website to
prospective students?
Compare and contrast with 2 other HEIs websites
Think about key questions need to ask.
Answer key questions
Are answers sufficient, easy to find etc..
Is it helpful, what is missing, how could it be
improved? What types of student is it aimed at?
Recommendations?
Follow the suggested headings
Editing and Proof-reading
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Meaning
Organisation &
Structure
Evidence
References
Style
Punctuation, spelling
and grammar = very,
very important
Presentation
Punctuation – the apostrophe
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Apostrophe can indicate possession
such as the cat’s food – one cat
such as the cats’ food – many cats
Andrew Holmes’ cat. Apostrophe after the s
as my name has an s at the end already.
John Smith’s cat. Apostrophe at the end of
Smith and an s added.
Apostrophe can indicate an abbreviation
Such as that’s correct – that is correct
Punctuation – the apostrophe
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Its does not need an apostrophe unless
it is an abbreviation of it is = it’s
Its without apostrophe refers to
ownership such as writing about the
cat’s food. Its food smelled of dead fish.
Mini apostrophe exercise
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Have a look at the handout from the
Radisson hotel - a note left in every
guest’s room – identify the unnecessary
apostrophe and the missing apostrophe.
what does the poor grammar in this
article like this say about a large 4star
‘quality’ hotel?
Being Precise – which is most?
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A woman ruled the country.
Mrs Thatcher served as Prime Minister in
Britain between 1979 and 1991.
A woman ruled Britain during 1979-1991.
Mrs Thatcher ruled Britain for several years
and introduced many policies which affected
various aspects of people’s lives.
Avoid confusing langauge
2005 Plain English Golden Bull award
winner- Australian Taxations Office for
its Goods and Services legislation
 ‘For the purpose of making a
declaration under this Subdivision, the
Commissioner may:
 a) treat a particular event that actually
happened as not having happened; and
b) treat a particular event that did not
actually happen as having happened
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and, if appropriate, treat the event as:
i) having happened at a particular time; and
ii) having involved particular action by a
particular entity; and
c) treat a particular event that actually
happened as:
i) having happened at a time different from
the time it actually happened; or
ii) having involved particular action by a
particular entity (whether or not the event
actually involved any action by that entity).’
Presentations
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What criteria should or could be used to
assess each person’s presentation?
In pairs develop your own.
Then compare with the list of criteria I
have already prepared
Plain English
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http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/ - campaigns for using
clear and understandable English and ahs useful free
guides
Plain English golden bull awards
http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/golden_bull_awards/2
008_golden_bull_winners.html
A 2008 winner
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Met Office website for the Winter Forecast
‘Forecast uncertainties
Seasonal forecasts indicate how slowly-varying largescale climate influences make particular seasonal
conditions more likely than others. Random,
unpredictable factors (‘chaos’) also partly determine
year-to-year variations, and these will sometimes
override large-scale influences. Such uncertainties
make a probabilistic format, as used here, advisable
for seasonal forecasts'
Your presentations
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We will now see presentations from you
Self study
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Work on your 1000 word essay on
motivation
Reading
Remember references
For those of you who have not yet
produced a presentation - prepare one
for the next session! PTO
Self study
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Reflective journal - learning log –
everyone to produce one if not already
done so
For those of you who have done a
presentation today you have to produce
a written reflection on it, for those of
you who haven’t – well you have to do
it next time!
Next session
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11th LR9 Wilberforce
18th BJ Library TR1
Final session – review and how you
could teach the course to your learners.