Investigative ReportInvestigative Report Investigative Report
You need to complete an investigative report that focuses on your topic on a national level. You are going to
show the following in your report:
- Background information that sets the current scene about your topic in the U.S. - You may offer some history
and then move your audience into current trends about your topic. Remember, your audience is on a college
level. However, you may need to define certain terms (not common ones), explain jargon related to the topic,
etc. - Up-to-date facts and varying opinions that show you have completed an in-depth study about your topic on
the national level. - Keep in mind that this is not an argument; you are not taking a stand on a certain side of
your topic. You are offering a variety of opinions and facts that show you completed an in-depth study, not a
"surface" skim, of the topic. - You understand your college-level audience and write to them in an objective, high style using clear, concise
language - Again, this is an objective, formal report on the topic (not a personal, informal argument). You want
to show that you have progressed in your writing from the first and second assignments. - You understand how to properly create a full citation and in-text citation using APA guidelines.