President Encyclopedia Cumulative Glossary and Index

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4 Report Writing Writing a Research Report Writing a research report is easy to do as long as you stay organized follow a writing plan and stay on topic Just follow these simple steps and you will have a winning research report Steps in the Writing Process Prewrite This step is the most important step in the whole process Plan what your topic will be how you will write your report and what resources you will use Choosing a topic Brainstorm a list of topics that are interesting to you or that you want to know more about Make sure your topic is not too narrow or broad For example instead of a report about all presidents choose just one president Use the brainstorming chart below to help you generate ideas Illinois Slavery Abraham Lincoln Tall Gettysburg Address Resources Next do a quick scan online and at your library to make sure you will have enough resources Following is a list of resources you want to look for Encyclopedias Books Atlases Newspapers from the past and present Reliable Internet websites Almanacs