Learning Network: Over 170 Prompts to Inspire Writing and Discussion

Plus our June Vocabulary Challenge! 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To introduce each question, we provide an excerpt from a related New York Times article or Opinion piece, as well as a free link to the original article. During the 2020-21 school year, we asked 177 questions, and you can find them all in [this post](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMDMvbGVhcm5pbmcvb3Zlci0xNzAtcHJvbXB0cy10by1pbnNwaXJlLXdyaXRpbmctYW5kLWRpc2N1c3Npb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIxMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjE5NyZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTk4MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC57AG6YA9BozhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The questions are divided into two categories — those that provide opportunities for debate and persuasive writing, and those that lend themselves to creative, personal or reflective writing. Teachers can use these prompts to help students practice narrative and persuasive writing, start classroom debates and even spark conversation between students around the world via our comments section. For more ideas on how to use our Student Opinion questions, we offer [a short tutorial](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMTA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzIxOTcmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU5ODM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2PUkzUVpXWUJORFE0VwNueXRCCmC57AG6YA9BozhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) along with a [nine-minute video on how one high school English teacher and her students use this feature](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMTA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzIxOTcmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU5ODM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2PTRINm43UUtOWE5VVwNueXRCCmC57AG6YA9BozhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Best, Michael Gonchar, Editor P.S.: Our [June Vocabulary Challenge](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wMS9sZWFybmluZy9qdW5lLXZvY2FidWxhcnktY2hhbGxlbmdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMTA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzIxOTcmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU5ODM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpguewBumAPQaM4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) is running now, until June 15, and Week 1 of our [Summer Reading Contest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8xNS9sZWFybmluZy9vdXItMTJ0aC1hbm51YWwtc3VtbWVyLXJlYWRpbmctY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjEwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyMTk3Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01OTgzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLnsAbpgD0GjOFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) begins next Friday. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NjQ5MjQmbGk9TE4mbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPUxOXzIwMjEwNjA0VwNueXRCCmC57AG6YA9BozhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS [Over 170 Prompts to Inspire Writing and Discussion Here are all of our Student Opinion questions from the 2020-21 school year. Each question is based on a different New York Times article, interactive feature or video. By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMDMvbGVhcm5pbmcvb3Zlci0xNzAtcHJvbXB0cy10by1pbnNwaXJlLXdyaXRpbmctYW5kLWRpc2N1c3Npb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIxMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjE5NyZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTk4MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC57AG6YA9BozhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMDMvbGVhcm5pbmcvb3Zlci0xNzAtcHJvbXB0cy10by1pbnNwaXJlLXdyaXRpbmctYW5kLWRpc2N1c3Npb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIxMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjE5NyZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTk4MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC57AG6YA9BozhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [June Vocabulary Challenge How many of our recent Words of the Day can you use correctly in a 50-word story? Send us yours by June 15. And check out the winners of our May challenge! 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By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wMi9sZWFybmluZy90ZWVuYWdlcnMtaW4tdGhlLXRpbWVzLW1heS0yMDIxLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMTA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzIxOTcmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU5ODM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpguewBumAPQaM4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wMi9sZWFybmluZy90ZWVuYWdlcnMtaW4tdGhlLXRpbWVzLW1heS0yMDIxLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMTA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzIxOTcmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU5ODM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpguewBumAPQaM4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Contests Our 12th Annual Summer Reading Contest Middle and high school students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why. The contest runs from June 11-Aug. 19. By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8xNS9sZWFybmluZy9vdXItMTJ0aC1hbm51YWwtc3VtbWVyLXJlYWRpbmctY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjEwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyMTk3Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01OTgzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLnsAbpgD0GjOFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8xNS9sZWFybmluZy9vdXItMTJ0aC1hbm51YWwtc3VtbWVyLXJlYWRpbmctY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjEwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyMTk3Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01OTgzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLnsAbpgD0GjOFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [student opinion What Are You Grateful For? As part of a Fresh Start Challenge, The Times invites people to “take a gratitude photo.” Who and what are the people, places or things you would snap a picture of to express your thanks? By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8yOC9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWFyZS15b3UtZ3JhdGVmdWwtZm9yLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMTA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzIxOTcmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU5ODM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpguewBumAPQaM4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRinIbsP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8yOC9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWFyZS15b3UtZ3JhdGVmdWwtZm9yLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMTA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzIxOTcmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU5ODM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpguewBumAPQaM4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [current events Lesson of the Day: ‘TikTok, the Fastest Way on Earth to Become a Food Star’ In this lesson, students will learn about Gen Z food celebrities and the appeal of 60-second cooking videos. Then, they will create their own short cooking videos. 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