{"id":45,"date":"2019-05-24T17:09:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T21:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=45"},"modified":"2019-08-22T18:41:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T22:41:41","slug":"report-sort","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/chapter\/report-sort\/","title":{"raw":"Report sort","rendered":"Report sort"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>Suggested course level<\/h1>\r\nLower level undergraduate course\r\n<h1>Activity purpose<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Students understand how each part of a recommendation report stands on its own.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Students will be better prepared to write their own reports.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Materials required<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Several copies of the handout<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Scissors<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Envelopes<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Prizes (optional)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Activity instructions<\/h1>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Print off enough copies of the handout single-spaced so that you can put students in groups of 4-5. (Note: this report is a simple recommendation report, but depending on the level of the class and your assignment focus you could easily adapt it by adding an executive summary, abstract, etc).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cut the reports up so that each paragraph\/bullet point\/heading is on a separate strip of paper.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Put each cut-up report in a large envelope and shake up the pieces. You should have one cut-up report per group.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>After explaining the parts of the report, tell students that they will be tasked with reassembling the report. I usually allow students to use any handouts\/ textbook\/ slides\/ notes that they want.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>When a group is done, check their work. I usually tell them which parts are correct and which aren\u2019t. (You may want to print of an intact copy of the report to make it easy to check their work).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h1>Debrief questions \/ activities<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What was the hardest part of this activity?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How did you decide how to arrange the report?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Did you encounter the same information twice?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Why do you think the author chose to repeat that information?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>I also often get students to debrief by copying the headings into a notebook and then listing one piece of information they\u2019d include in that part in their own report.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Activity variations<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Give prizes to the first team to finish.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Additional resources \/ supplementary resources<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/737\/2019\/05\/CruthersArley-ReportSort-Handout.pdf\">Cruthers,Arley ReportSort Handout PDF<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/737\/2019\/05\/CruthersArley-ReportSort-Handout.docx\">Cruthers,Arley ReportSort Handout WORD<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Tags:\u00a0<\/strong>routine messages, document formatting, report writing, hands-on, small group, game, recommendation report, report parts, sorting, headings","rendered":"<h1>Suggested course level<\/h1>\n<p>Lower level undergraduate course<\/p>\n<h1>Activity purpose<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Students understand how each part of a recommendation report stands on its own.<\/li>\n<li>Students will be better prepared to write their own reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Materials required<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Several copies of the handout<\/li>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li>Envelopes<\/li>\n<li>Prizes (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Activity instructions<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>Print off enough copies of the handout single-spaced so that you can put students in groups of 4-5. (Note: this report is a simple recommendation report, but depending on the level of the class and your assignment focus you could easily adapt it by adding an executive summary, abstract, etc).<\/li>\n<li>Cut the reports up so that each paragraph\/bullet point\/heading is on a separate strip of paper.<\/li>\n<li>Put each cut-up report in a large envelope and shake up the pieces. You should have one cut-up report per group.<\/li>\n<li>After explaining the parts of the report, tell students that they will be tasked with reassembling the report. I usually allow students to use any handouts\/ textbook\/ slides\/ notes that they want.<\/li>\n<li>When a group is done, check their work. I usually tell them which parts are correct and which aren\u2019t. 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