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Exemplar Information Report Guide
Read the report about the kākāpō. Then answer the questions about its structure and language before planning a report of your own.
Introduction
The kākāpō is a large, ground-dwelling parrot found only in Aotearoa New Zealand. Unlike most parrots, it cannot fly and is active mainly at night. This report describes the kākāpō’s habitat and feeding adaptations, explains the pressures that reduced its numbers, and outlines how conservationists are helping the species.
Habitat and feeding
Kākāpō once lived across forests and shrublands in both main islands and several smaller islands. They eat plants, including leaves, seeds, flowers and fruit. When rimu fruit is plentiful, it can provide an important food source for breeding. Kākāpō use their strong feet and claws to climb trees, then move between branches and the ground in search of food. Their green and yellow feathers blend into vegetation, making them difficult to spot in forest cover.
Special features
A kākāpō’s wings are too small and its body too heavy for powered flight. Instead, it uses powerful legs to walk and climb. Sensitive facial feathers help it feel its way around in the dark, while a keen sense of smell can help it find food. Males make deep booming calls during breeding displays. These calls can travel a long distance through the forest, helping males attract females.
Threats and conservation
The arrival of introduced mammals brought new dangers. Predators such as cats and stoats can kill adult birds, while rats may eat eggs and chicks. Forest loss also reduced the places where kākāpō could live. By the 1990s, only a tiny number remained. Conservation teams moved the surviving birds to predator-free islands, monitor them closely and provide extra care when needed. The population has grown, but kākāpō are still classified as critically endangered, so ongoing protection is essential.
Analyse the exemplar
Use details from the report to explain how it informs its reader.
1.Which three areas does the introduction say the report will cover?
2.Write three domain-specific words or phrases from the “Habitat and feeding” section.
3.Look at the first sentence of each body section. What does each opening sentence do?
4.Find one linking word or phrase in “Threats and conservation” and explain how it connects ideas.
5.Select all the features that help make this an effective information report.
- Headings that identify the focus of each section
- Factual details and topic-specific vocabulary
- Personal feelings presented as evidence
- Opening sentences that signal each section’s main idea
- Information grouped in a logical order
- A casual conversation with the reader
Plan an information report
Choose a New Zealand native species you can research. Use the prompts to begin shaping your report.
6.Name a New Zealand native species you would like to investigate for an information report.
7.Draft an introduction for a report about your chosen species. Name it and preview three areas your report will explain.
8.List three topic-specific words you could use in a report about your chosen species.
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