WRITING GRAPH REPORT STEP BY STEP

The writing technology used by undergraduate students to prepare assignments Percentage of total assignments (%)

The graph below shows the writing technology used by undergraduate students to prepare assignments at a university in 1970, 1982 and 1994. Summarise the information presented in this graph by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

REMINDER Check: What is the graph reporting? Is it the number of the students? Is it the number of students doing the assignments? Is it the method used by the students to do their assignment?

REMINDER Check: If you are using these sentences: Using computer is the highest (REDO YOUR SENTENCE) Computer was the highest (REWRITE YOUR SENTENCE) Computer has the highest (CHANGE YOUR SENTENCE)

If you answered YES to question number three, you are in the right path. The rest of you, you have to rewrite your introduction + trends.

Introduction Introduction (present tense) Trend(s) The graph shows the writing technology used by undergraduate students to prepare assignments at a university in 1970, 1982 and 1994. (21 words) Trend(s) Assignments done by using computers is the most popular method compared to using fountain pen in 1994. (38 words)

Body paragraph 1 (past tense) Trend 1 Firstly, most of the students used computers to do their assignment in 1994 compared to the other three methods. (no numbers mentioned, only the trend)

There were 50% assignments were done using computers in 1994 compared to 10% 1982. (32 words)

Body paragraph 2 Trend 2 Next, the least used writing technology to prepare the assignments in 1994 was the one done by using fountain pen. (no numbers mentioned, only the trend)

There were only 4% of the assignments done by using fountain pen There were only 4% of the assignments done by using fountain pen. (numbers mentioned)

This was a vast difference compared to the year 1970 where there were 50% assignments done by using fountain pen. (comparison + numbers) (50 words)

Conclusion 1 trend It can be concluded that the most popular method of preparing assignments among students in a university from 1970 until 1994 was by using the computer. (overall trend choose 1)

REMINDER Due date for your project 1 (pairwork) is next TUESDAY, 30th of November You should have finished with your 50 questionnaires Tabulating and compiling your data into tables 3 bar graphs from the three best questions in your questionnaire Once approved, you will start writing your outline

REMINDER Find your next topic for PROJECT 2 (INDIVIDUAL) The theme is EDUCATION Print 10 articles, read them. Submit your proposal for two topics related to the theme by TUESDAY, 30th NOVEMBER