Reports

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Reports

You’ve been preparing reports since the second grade, when you probably used an encyclopedia to explain why volcanoes erupt or who Franklin Roosevelt was. Today, the reports you write may be more ambitious.

RESEARCH REPORT You write a research report drawing from a music archive on campus to document the influence of two important blues pioneers.
FEATURE STORY You do a feature story on countries that are competing for international attention by building skyscrapers or other signature buildings.
INFOGRAPHIC You design an infographic to present recent data on the gender and ethnic makeup of students graduating from local high schools.