The Business Report : Pre-Writing Worksheet

Topic:

What local business did you write about in your report?

What kind of business is it? How long has it been established? Where is it located/ headquartered?

What goal or problem might you identify in your business report and why?

Organization:

Does the draft have a title that reflects the focus of the report?

Is there an executive summary in the beginning that summarizes the content of your report? Do you make clear recommendations at the end of the report?

Are your sections clearly labeled and do they reflect what is expected given the genre? Do these match up with those in Cardon'sBusiness Communications?

What are the titles of the sections? Are they easy to navigate?

Are the sections organized logically?

Research:

What kind of information will be necessary to include in your report?

Where do you expect to find sources for this project?What kinds of sources will you be looking for?

What key words will you use to search for sources for this project?

Citations and Formatting:

Are all sources included in the works cited page?

Do you have an in-text citation for each source?

Do you include an in-text citation every time you use information that you gleaned from a source?

Did you use OWL at Purdue or another up-to-date reference guide for academic citation?