Learning Network: 125 Picture Prompts for Creative and Narrative Writing

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Each week, at least one of those prompts asks students: Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this image — or, tell us about a memory from your own life that it makes you think of. Now we’re rounding up years of these storytelling prompts all in one place. [In this new collection, you’ll find 125 photos, illustrations and GIFs from across The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoF0LiP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMDEvbGVhcm5pbmcvMTI1LXBpY3R1cmUtcHJvbXB0cy1mb3ItY3JlYXRpdmUtYW5kLW5hcnJhdGl2ZS13cml0aW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyNDA1MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIyMTg5Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjU1MjYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYz4r00ZssoKRZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) that you can use for both creative and personal writing. We can’t wait to read the tales students spin! 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