Writing down everything you know about the report topic will give you the starting ground you need to know whether you have to investigate the material further. A word web provides you with a guide for your train of thought and can trigger ideas as the words interlink. As you put words onto the paper, you will see a correlation in theme. This correlation can be summed up in a word which can become a section for your report.
A piece of paper divided with lines into 6 sections will help you outline information that deals with each theme of the report. For example, a book report could include sections such as setting, characters, problem, first and second event and then the solution. This activity essentially breaks up your ideas into sections and should allow you to point out the most important aspects of the report. With this outline as a reference, you can begin to write each section of the report.
Six questions should be answered in any complete report: who, what, when, where, why and how. Draw a star with a section in the middle for any ideas that don't fall in one of the six categories. Place each of the questions in a point on the star. The star will help you recognize any questions that need to be answered. It will also help you organize your thoughts. After adding the information you add in the star, you may want to jot down further ideas in your six-division outline.
After you write your report, it is important that you go through an editing process to ensure the information is communicated efficiently and correctly. Reading the material aloud will help you find any errors you may not have noticed while writing. Pronouncing the words individually helps you find any such errors. You may also want to read each sentence individually starting from the last sentence and working your way back. This will help to objectify the text because you won't become focused on the flow of information, but rather the words and sentences.