Types of Reports and Purpose Statements
Certain reports readily suggest what the writer’s purpose is going to be. For example, in a proposal you try to persuade your readers to follow a particular course of action, such as accepting recommendations or approving a plan. You can begin to articulate your purpose once you know the kind of report you are going to write. Your task then becomes one of adding important qualifying details.
Take a look at the following list of documents. In the space provided, write down what the purpose might be. You can click to compare your answer to a suggested answer.
Please note that these examples do not account for all the types of reports written at the World Bank. However, these are some of the more common examples.
Type of document/report |
Writer’s Purpose |
Proposal |
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Status/evaluation report |
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Terms of reference |
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Procedure document/ |
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