frontmatter/endmatter requirements

Here are the frontmatter/endmatter requirements for your draft which is due on Monday, November 21st. See chapter 12, page 268 for descriptions of each:

• Letter of transmittal: Not needed
  
• Cover: not needed until the final draft
  
• Title page: yes
  
• 200 word abstract: Yes, make it a descriptive abstract. It can be shorter than 200 words, actually.
  
• Table of Contents: Yes.
  
• List of Illustrations: save it for the final draft, you don't have time
  Executive summary: Not needed.
  

Backmatter:

• Glossary (list of definitions): include if needed
  
• References/documentation: You'll need this in the final draft
  
• Appendices (page 281): yes, if needed.
  

  See the revision checklist on page 282