Templates / Assignment report
Assignment report
A report frame that pins the scope in the introduction and makes the body keep that promise.
How to use it
When a report is told it drifted off topic, the cause usually sits in the introduction, not the body. If the introduction never fixes a scope, the body just pours out whatever the writer knows in no particular order. This frame splits the introduction into three lines: which conversation you are inside, what is still missing in it, and what this piece will do about that.
Each body heading should pair one to one with something the introduction promised. When a section has no partner, either delete the section or fix the introduction. Fill the references slot the moment you open a source, rather than reconstructing it at the end.
How it opens in the editor
Open the template and this skeleton lands in the editor, with Cite, Paper and File ready in the toolbar.
Report title: what you ask and what you answer
Course:, Instructor:, Due:, Length required:
Introduction
- Territory: two sentences on which conversation this sits in.
- Gap: one sentence on what is still unsettled there.
- Claim: one sentence on what this report does about it.
Body 1
Takes one piece of the claim. Attach the source at the end of the paragraph.
Body 2
Handle counter-evidence and exceptions here.
Conclusion
Not a summary but an answer to the opening question. Add one line on what is left open.
References
Add sources by DOI or title from Cite in the toolbar and press Insert reference list. The list lands right under this heading; delete this paragraph afterwards.
Before submitting
- Whether the argument still flows when you read only the headings
- Whether you actually opened every source you cited
- Whether the file name and format match what the syllabus asked for
Editor features that go with it
Citation generator
Find a paper by DOI or title and format it in APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE or Harvard.
Assignment due date tracker
See the days left until the due date and how much of your target length is written.
AI use statement
Write a one-page statement of where and how you used AI in an assignment.
Report cover page
Enter your school, course and name to get a cover page as a PDF.