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Differences between reports and essays
A report is a piece of informative writing that describes a set of actions and analyses any results in response to a specific brief. A quick definition might be: “This is what I did and this is what it means.”
You may also have assignments which are not called reports but which are still pieces of informative writing; for instance, some dissertations and project write-ups fall into this category.
A good way to understand the key features of reports is to see how they differ from essays as a type of academic writing.
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A good way to understand the key features of reports is to see how they differ from essays as a type of academic writing. Reports are…. Essays are…. Formally structured. Informative and fact-based. Written with a specific purpose and reader in mind. Written in a style appropriate to each section. Always include section headings.