1. Year 8 Society & Environment

2. The Task
Write a report on National Parks in
Western Australia.

3. Writing A Report
 Reports are written to inform the reader about a
particular topic.
 Unlike an essay, information is sorted in reports using
headings.
 Reports may also use images, as well as text.

4. Headings for your report
• Why do we have National Parks?
• Who is responsible for National Parks in Western Australia?
• What can and cannot be done in National Parks
• And then for the final heading, select one of the parks below,
and highlight it’s features and provide a map of its location.
Geiki Gorge
Karijini
Kalbarri
Leeuwin-Naturaliste
Purnululu

5. Note making & Referencing
 It is very important to know where you have gotten
your information from.
 For every website you visit, or book you read, write
down the address of the website or the title & author of
the book.
 Underneath this, take notes of the key points that will
be used in your report.
 A copy of your notes must be handed in with the
report.
 You may work in pairs to do your research but you
must have separate notes and a separate report.