I.	Select a topic & gather information.

II.	Preliminary analysis and planning of your oral presentation.

	A.	Questions to ask yourself:

		1.	What information is wanted?
		2.	Who will read the report?
		3.	For what purpose will it be used?
		4.	What problem or problems am I expected to solve?

III.	Writing your report

	A.	Determine the points you want to make.
	B.	Decide what Tables and Figures you want to use.
	C.	Select most appropriate references to cite.
	D.	Finalize your outline and use it as the skeleton; 
		one line for each paragraph.
	E.	Don't start writing text at the beginning.
	F.	Be willing to rewrite--The best writer is a good rewriter.

IV.	Methods of Organization
	
	A.	Chronological Pattern
		1.	Follows a time sequence
		2.	Historical Reports
		3.	Usually oldest to newest
	B.	Geographical or Spatial Pattern
		1.	Discuss region or area next to the region 
			or area you just discussed
		2.	Comparisons of Geographic regions
	C.	Functional
		1.	Describe by the function in performs
		2.	New mechanisms or instrument reports
	D.	Order of Importance
		1.	Most significant to least
	E.	Elimination of Possible Solutions
		1.	Examinations of possible solutions of problem(s)
		2.	Least likely to Most likely
	F.	General to Particular
		1.	Start out broad and end specific

	G.	Particular to General
		1.	Start out specific and end broad
	H.	Simple to Complex
		1.	Known to unknown
	I.	Pro and Con
		1.	For and Against
		2.	Advantages vs. Disadvantages
	J.	Cause and Effect
		1.	Questions
			a.	What is it?
			b.	What caused it?
			c.	What are the effects of_______?
		2.	Begin with facts and end with effects.
			
V.	Components of the report

	A.	Title Page.
		1.	Title
		2.	Submitted to________ for __________
		3.	By_________ on ______

	B.	Introduction.
		1.	Historical background and justification of problem 
			or issue
		2.	Related reference information (cite in text)
		3.	List of specific objectives for the paper.

	C.	Main Body
		1.	Group by category
			a.	Describe experimental method
			b.	Review relevant results
		2.	Include discussion section to summarize results, 
			consider possible implications, and suggest future 
			research.

	D.	Conclusions
		1.	Summarize entire paper with most important findings 
			and implications

	E.	References
		1.	List references cited in the text alphabetically 
			using 
				Journal of Animal Science Format.

	F.	Other Comments

		1.	Reference all material that is not your own idea 
			or analysis (Author(s), year)
			a.	One author (Winters, 1998)
			b.	Two authors (Winters and Kroening, 1998)
			c.	More than two (Winters et al., 1998)
		2.	Use Headings and Subheadings
		3.	Figures need a figure legend
			a.	Description of figure without reading text
		3.	Check Grammar and Spelling