The document discusses organization and outlining for report writing. It introduces formal outlining structures like topical outlines and sentence outlines. It then describes how to use PowerPoint as an outlining tool by taking notes on individual slides, sorting them into sections, and printing the outline view. Finally, it covers common essay arrangements like the three-part, four-part, and six-part structures and how to arrange different types of essays like narratives, descriptions, and cause-and-effect essays.