Guided Report Writing begins by providing the teacher with an explanation of the eight-step process used to conduct each report writing lesson.The eight steps are as follows: Choosing a Topic Formulating Subtopics Locating Information Taking Notes Converting Notes to Paragraphs Revising, Responding, and Editing Producing the Final Copy Including Additional Materials Also included in this section are exercises in writing topic sentences, a chart of bibliography entry formats, and a report evaluation form. Each lesson includes: step-by-step teacher directions several reproducible information sourcesmock magazine, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles posters graphs maps timelines a science investigation a note taker a final report form The 10 report topics are: Chewing Gum Christopher Columbus The Moon Koalas Jane Goodall Volcanoes Kelp Forests Recycling Jacques Cousteau Chimpanzees When students are ready to begin their own research, a checklist for writing a report is provided. Students can move through the same eight-step process independently. Guided Report Writing concludes with guidelines for using the Internet as an information source, including a checklist for evaluating Web sites.