WONDER:

YEAR 7 UNIT 1
 LESSON 17:
T H E I N C I D E N T R E P O RT
Class Reading
Let’s continue reading…
Apart from the exclusion, what
have been the consequences for
Jack?
Do you think Jack has changed at
all?
 Lesson Focus
Today our learning aims are:
To write for a particular audience and purpose

To use formal vocabulary choices to maintain a formal tone

Today our INQUIRY Questions are:

What type of writing can be used to describe an event that happens?
What kind of writing style do principals and teachers have to use when an incident happens?
What type of language does this style use?
Key Words:
Consequences
Audience
Purpose
Vocabulary
Formality
Tone
 The Incident Report
Imagine you are Mr Tushman.
Write an official school incident report for the incident
between Jack Will and Julian.

PAF?
What would you include in the report?
What kind of writing style would you adopt?
 The Incident Report
Success Criteria:
 I have written in the third person
 I have included key, concise details from the incident
 I have written in a formal tone and maintained this throughout
 I have included examples of the passive voice
 I have used complex sentences and structures (openers)
 I have used a range of punctuation
 I have proof read, edited and up-levelled my writing
 Formality
What is the different between informal and formal?
How do you write formally?
 Third person perspective
 No contractions
 No use of slang, abbreviations
 Technical, ambitious vocabulary
 Use of the passive voice
 Colon and semi colon
 Investigation
Who was interviewed? What did they say?
Include the conversations had with both parents
Include direct quotations from the interviewees

After the incident, both boys were interviewed by Mr Tushman and their
respective parents were contacted with Jack’s mum invited to attend a
meeting with Mr Tushman to discuss the matter further.
When questioned, Julian claimed...
However, when Jack Will was asked about the assault, he immediately
admitted to it but did not state a reason for his actions. Even with his
mother present, Jack would not divulge why…
Both parents…
 Handy Sentence Starters
The incident was reported …
The incident happened at …
The pupil was said to have …
According to a witness …
As a reason for this behaviour, the pupil claimed …
After interviewing those involved, it became clear that …
Due to the pupil being previously of good character …
The pupil responsible for the incident …
The decision was made to …