Strong fit
English writing practices include planning ideas at paragraph and
whole-text level, supporting them with details, and shaping them for a specific purpose.
How this handout aligns
The report planner makes that whole-text work explicit by showing how notes become headings and
how headings become paragraphs.
Whole-text structure
Paragraph planning
Evidence
Useful in science, social studies, and inquiry-rich English writing.
Strong fit
Writers need to consider audience, purpose, and text conventions when
selecting structure, language, and style.
How to teach this well
Make the difference between report writing and opinion writing visible. Students need to know
when explanation, neutral tone, and clear sectioning are the best fit.
Audience
Purpose
Text conventions
Especially useful when students shift between persuasive and informative
forms.
Aotearoa lens
Information writing in Aotearoa is stronger when students work with real
local contexts and treat cultural or environmental knowledge carefully.
Why that matters
A mātauranga Māori lens keeps report writing connected to place,
relationship, and responsibility. Students should learn to explain accurately without reducing
local knowledge to a flattened fact list.
Local context
Careful explanation
Knowledge with integrity
Works well with taiao studies, local histories, and place-based inquiry.