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Free Year 12 Writing Worksheets — Australia

4 free writing resources for Year 12, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.

Good writing is planned writing. Every prompt here includes a short planning section, then a writing task with success criteria that match what teachers look for in narrative, persuasive and informative texts.

Year 12 Writing topics

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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Essay Planning Workshop

    A structured workshop in which students plan an analytical essay from an original prompt on an original short text, 'High Water', about a…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    40 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Study Guides

Clear explanations, examples and tips.

  • Study Guide

    Comparative Essays: Comparing Two Texts

    A guide to the comparative essay for senior English, in which two texts are put in conversation about an idea. Using two original…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    35 min
  • Study Guide

    Exam Technique: Planning, Timing and Command Terms

    The skills that separate a good English exam result from a very good one: reading the command term accurately, unpacking the question,…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    25 min
  • Study Guide

    Unseen Texts: Reading and Responding Under Time Pressure

    A practical method for the unseen-text section of senior English exams: a five-step first-read routine, what to look for in prose, poetry,…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    30 min

Common questions

Do writing tasks have answers?

Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.

Are the reading passages original?

Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.

Are these aligned to NAPLAN?

Resources tagged NAPLAN practise the same text types and skills NAPLAN assesses. They are NAPLAN-style and not official test papers.

How to use these resources

  1. Spend five minutes planning before writing.
  2. Use the success criteria as a checklist when editing.
  3. Compare the model opening with your child's opening — what makes each one work?