Sharpen Your Report Writing Skills

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Many students panic when assigned a report to write. Author Jennifer Rozines Roy takes the stress out of choosing a subject, conducting research, organizing, writing, and presenting reports, including research reports, news reports, and book reports. Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Chapter 1: You Can Write a Report Why Do You Need to Know How to Write a Report? What Is a Report? Point of view: Make writing more fun: Chapter 2: Reports—What’s in Them Research Report Investigative Report Lab Report Book Report News Report Six questions: The Parts of a Report Introduction Body The introduction answers the questions: Conclusion List of Sources Chapter 3: Getting Started Choosing a Topic Hot topics: Temporary Thesis Statement Topic cluster: The Research Examples of temporary thesis statements: Internet Sources Finding Sources Searching the Net Working Bibliography Finding Primary Sources Chapter 4: Getting the Right Stuff in the Right Order Super note-taking method: Doing Your Own Research Surveys Experiments Table The Final Thesis Statement The Outline Sort Your Note Cards Example: Chapter 5: It’s Time to Write! Starting Up Example: Example (good paragraph, topic sentence underlined): Example (bad paragraph, no topic sentence): The Format Research Paper Book Report News Report Document Your Sources Revising — Making It Better Edit and Proofread The Final Draft Bibliography, or Works Cited Book Encyclopedia Article Magazine Article Newspaper Article Internet Article Chapter 6: The Finishing Touches Title Page Special Effects Final checklist: Binding the Report Presenting … Your Report! Oral Reports In Conclusion … A Sample Student Research Report Glossary Further Reading Books Internet Addresses Index Back Cover