Chapter Objectives 

Upon completion of this chapter, readers will be able to:

  1. Brainstorm and narrow down topics for a report.
  2. Create an outline for a report.

Writing Process

The writing process takes you from the very beginning of a writing project—finding topics and analyzing audience and purpose—all the way to the end—writing and revising the rough draft. The following chapters focus on some of the key phases of that process:

  • Strategies for team-writing
  • Audience Analysis
  • Brainstorming and invention
  • Narrowing
  • Outlining
  • Note-taking
  • Libraries, Documentation, Cross-Referencing
  • Strategies for Peer-Reviewing
  • Power-Revision Techniques