English · Stage 6
Right Form for the Job
Writing — choose and shape the right form (report, review or story) to match your purpose
✦ English📘 Stage 6 · S6⏱ ~15 min🧒 Ages 10–12★ Free to start
I can write in different forms such as report, review and story for a set purpose.
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Pick the Right Tool
"A carpenter picks the right tool for the job," said Kavi, "and a writer picks the right form. If my job is to inform, I write a report — headings and facts. If my job is to judge, I write a review — an opinion, reasons and a rating. If my job is to entertain, I write a story — a character, a problem and a resolution. First I ask: what is the job? Then I reach for the form that does it best."
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What your child will learn
1Three jobs, three formsEvery piece of writing has a PURPOSE — a job to do. A REPORT informs: it gives facts, often under headings, in the present tense. A REVIEW judges: it gives an opinion, backs it with reasons, and usually adds a rating. A STORY entertains: it follows a character through a problem to a resolution, usually in the past tense. Name the job first, and the job picks the form.
2The new library, three waysTap each line to hear it. It is the SAME subject — our new library — but the FORM changes with the job it has to do.
3Report, review or story?
4A report vs a review of the same filmBoth cards are about the SAME film. Tap each one to see how the form changes with the job it does.
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A peek inside
A piece gives facts about bees under headings, uses the present tense, and shares no opinion. Which form is it — a report, a review or a story?
facts + headings + present tense + no opinion → its job is to inform → a report
Try this at home: What is the main job of a report?
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Part of English · Stage 6 · S6 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.