Grade 12 Writing Worksheets
After graduation, writing gets real: research papers, cover letters, professional emails. Same skills, higher stakes; let's make them automatic.
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What your child will learn: Research & Professional Writing
- A research question drives the paper: narrow ('How did the 1936 Olympics shape propaganda?') beats broad ('Sports and politics').
- Cite as you draft: quote, paraphrase, or summarize, but always credit. Paraphrase means YOUR words and sentence structure, not synonyms swapped in.
- Professional emails: informative subject line, greeting, one-screen message, clear ask, sign-off. Proofread twice.
- Cover letters answer one question: 'Why are you right for THIS role?' Match your one or two best stories to their needs.
Sample worksheet questions
1. Write a formal email to a professor requesting a meeting.
Answer: Check for: a focused purpose, credited sources where used, professional tone, and zero typos.
2. Write a research question plus three types of sources you would need to answer it.
Answer: Check for: a focused purpose, credited sources where used, professional tone, and zero typos.
3. Write an annotated bibliography entry for any book or article you know.
Answer: Check for: a focused purpose, credited sources where used, professional tone, and zero typos.
4. Take any paragraph from a news article: quote one line, then paraphrase it properly with credit.
Answer: Check for: a focused purpose, credited sources where used, professional tone, and zero typos.
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📧 Inbox Makeover: Draft a professional email requesting something real (a reference, an interview, information). Have someone else read ONLY the subject line and guess the ask.
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