| A | B |
| unbound | Short reports that are prepared without binders or covers [staple/paper clip] |
| two inch | top margin |
| hanging indent | A temporary left margin that indents all lines but the first line of the text |
| side headings | Headings used to separate the report into sections |
| DS | double space |
| TS | triple space |
| left bound | Left margin is wider (1.5”) to accommodate binding along the left margin. |
| title page | the first page of a report. It gives the title of the report, the name of the writer, the name of the school or class, and the date. |
| body | the main text of a report |
| report | a multi-page document that usually contains several sub-topics of information related to one main topic |
| center | the position of the title |
| header | appears at the top of every page |
| works cited | a complete listing of references cited parenthetically in the report and keyed on a separate page |
| MLA | Modern Language Association |