
Report It in Writing
Debbie J. Goodman(Author)
Pearson (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 21. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-0-13-609355-8 (ISBN)
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Description
The 5th edition of Report It in Writing is a must-have, must-read guide for Public Safety professionals who need to write reports. Organized in an easy-to-follow A to Z format, it discusses both report writing elements and basic writing skills. Each part tackles a specific aspect of report writing-from listening to punctuation. Integrated exercises focus on indentifying basic facts and reinforcing basic rules of the English language. With its emphasis on ethics, investigative reporting and interpersonal skills, this book shows officers not only what information should go into reports, but also how to write this information well. New features to this edition include:
New spelling exercises
New punctuation exercises
New grammar exercises
New proofreading exercises
New chronological order exercises
New pre and post tests
New spelling exercises
New punctuation exercises
New grammar exercises
New proofreading exercises
New chronological order exercises
New pre and post tests
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 275 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-609355-8 (9780136093558)
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Content
PRE-TEST
SECTION I: THE A-Z's OF REPORT WRITING
Part A: Report Writing Rules
Part B: Ten Good Questions
Part C: Ethical Reporting
Part D: Chronological Order
Part E: Fact vs. Opinion
Part F: Vague vs. Specific Language
Part G: Common Abbreviations for Note Taking
Part H: Who vs. Whom
Part I: Proofreading
Part J: First- vs. Third-Person Reporting
Part K: Report-Writing "Shoulds"
Part L: Note Taking
Part M: Organizing the Report
Part N: Observation and Description
Part O: You're A-Z Guide at a Glance
Part P: Report-Writing Exercises for Police, Probation, and Corrections Officers
Part Q: Interviewing Skills and Investigative Reporting
Part R: Ten Steps for Becoming a Good Listener
Part S: CPR-Courtesy, Professionalism, and Respect
Part T: Establishing Rapport
Part U: Interpersonal Communication
Part V: Nonverbal Communication
Part W: When to Write a Report
Part X: The Four C's
Part Y: Document, Document, Document
Part Z: Get a Writing Mentor
SECTION II: PARTS OF SPEECH
Part A: Nouns
Part B: Pronouns
Part C: Verbs
Part D: Adjectives
Part E: Adverbs
Part F: Prepositions
Part G: Conjunctions
Part H: Interjections
SECTION III: HOMOPHONES
SECTION IV: THE SENTENCE
Part A: What Is a Sentence?
Part B: Changing Fragments to Sentences
Part C: Misplaced Phrases
Part D: Run-on Sentence ( Fused Sentence)
Part E: Subject Identification
Part F: Capitalization
SECTION V: ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE VOICE, SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT, AND GRAMMAR
Part A: Active and Passive Voice
Part B: Subject and Verb Agreement
Part C: Pronoun Agreement
SECTION VI: SPELLING
SECTION VII: PUNCTUATION
Part A: The Comma
Part B: The Comma Splice
Part C: The Semicolon
Part D: The Colon
Part E: Quotation Marks
Part F: Apostrophe
POST-TEST
SECTION I: THE A-Z's OF REPORT WRITING
Part A: Report Writing Rules
Part B: Ten Good Questions
Part C: Ethical Reporting
Part D: Chronological Order
Part E: Fact vs. Opinion
Part F: Vague vs. Specific Language
Part G: Common Abbreviations for Note Taking
Part H: Who vs. Whom
Part I: Proofreading
Part J: First- vs. Third-Person Reporting
Part K: Report-Writing "Shoulds"
Part L: Note Taking
Part M: Organizing the Report
Part N: Observation and Description
Part O: You're A-Z Guide at a Glance
Part P: Report-Writing Exercises for Police, Probation, and Corrections Officers
Part Q: Interviewing Skills and Investigative Reporting
Part R: Ten Steps for Becoming a Good Listener
Part S: CPR-Courtesy, Professionalism, and Respect
Part T: Establishing Rapport
Part U: Interpersonal Communication
Part V: Nonverbal Communication
Part W: When to Write a Report
Part X: The Four C's
Part Y: Document, Document, Document
Part Z: Get a Writing Mentor
SECTION II: PARTS OF SPEECH
Part A: Nouns
Part B: Pronouns
Part C: Verbs
Part D: Adjectives
Part E: Adverbs
Part F: Prepositions
Part G: Conjunctions
Part H: Interjections
SECTION III: HOMOPHONES
SECTION IV: THE SENTENCE
Part A: What Is a Sentence?
Part B: Changing Fragments to Sentences
Part C: Misplaced Phrases
Part D: Run-on Sentence ( Fused Sentence)
Part E: Subject Identification
Part F: Capitalization
SECTION V: ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE VOICE, SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT, AND GRAMMAR
Part A: Active and Passive Voice
Part B: Subject and Verb Agreement
Part C: Pronoun Agreement
SECTION VI: SPELLING
SECTION VII: PUNCTUATION
Part A: The Comma
Part B: The Comma Splice
Part C: The Semicolon
Part D: The Colon
Part E: Quotation Marks
Part F: Apostrophe
POST-TEST