Resumes and Cover Letters for High School Students

Overview

Featured Resources

From Theory to Practice

 

OVERVIEW

Today’s high school students must market their experiences, skills, achievements, and accolades to set them apart from others when applying to college or for a job. This lesson takes students through the steps of creating an effective resume and cover letter using ReadWriteThink’s Resume Generator and Letter Generator.

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FEATURED RESOURCES

• Resume Generator: This ReadWriteThink resource takes students through the process of creating a resume one step at a time.
  
  
• Letter Generator: This ReadWriteThink resource helps students create a professional cover letter.
  
  
• Sample High School Resumes and Cover Letters: These realistic resumes and cover letters help students visualize and generate content for their own documents.

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FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE

Irvin, J.L., Meltzer, J., Mickler, J.M., Phillips, M., & Dean, N. (2009). Meeting the challenge of adolescent literacy: Practical ideas for literacy leaders.

• Reading and writing for authentic reasons is more motivating than reading or writing just because it is assigned.
  
  
• By creating resumes and cover letters, high school students can develop their writing skills while creating documents that are useful to them.

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