I.  A Vast Range:  From Daily Report Forms to the Annual Report

II.  Purpose

A.  Informative

B.  Often Persuasive

A.  Generally Many Layers with Readers Who will Use in Very Different Ways

B.  Thus Parts of the Report Must be Written for These Different Readers in Mind.

1.  Introduction:  Establishes the Context for the Report

a.  Situation or problem that created the need for the report
b.  Authority under whose auspices report was written
c.  Qualifications of the writers

2.  Executive Overview or Summary:  Crucial because may be part of the report, along with the Recommendations, most closely read by all readers

3.  Body of the Report (may include some or all of the following)

a.  Procedures/Methods
b.  Evidence, Data, Etc.
c.  Analysis
d.  Results

4.  Conclusions

5.  Recommendations

6.  Ancillaries