Formatting

Letter Formatting

You should use a letter when you're writing a formal piece of writing addressed to someone. For example, you would send a letter to a company or maybe even a teacher.

Beginning of a letter:

Parts:

1. Return address and date
2. Letter mailing address
3. Salutation
4. Body paragraphs

Spacing:

• 6 lines before you begin the letter
• 3 lines after the return address and date
• 1 line after mailing address
• 1 line after salutation
• 1 line after every paragraph

End of a letter:

Parts:

1. Closing Line
2. Writer's Name

Spacing:

• 1 space after last paragraph
• 3 spaces after the closing line

Report Formatting 

To begin writing a report, you need to start a a MLA heading. This includes your name, the teacher's name, the class, and the date. These all need to be separate lines. You also need to double space the entire document. There is also a works cited page. This is the last page in your document.
 

Above is an example of the beginning of a report. Notice there is a header in the top right hand corner with the page number. The entire report is double spaced and every paragraph is indented. There is a page break at the end of the report so the works cited will be on a separate page. 


Below is an example of a works cited page. Notice again that the top right hand corner includes the last name and the page number. The title of the page is centered and every line after the first line of one work cited is indented. The works cited is also double spaced.