Learning Network: How did you grow and change this school year?

How have your friends helped you? 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How have your friends helped you? How did you grow and change this school year? These are just a few of the questions we posed this week in our writing prompts. We’d love to read your students’ answers. Sincerely, The Learning Network P.S. This is the last week we’re publishing new writing prompts for the 2022-23 school year. Our [Summer Reading Contest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8yNy9sZWFybmluZy9vdXItMTR0aC1hbm51YWwtc3VtbWVyLXJlYWRpbmctY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkzMjA1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzM2NzQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRi95ZsZHPEsCNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) will begin on June 9. WRITING PROMPTS [[Article Image] Alvaro Dominguez](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xNi9sZWFybmluZy9ob3ctZGlkLXlvdS1ncm93LWFuZC1jaGFuZ2UtdGhpcy1zY2hvb2wteWVhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkzMjA1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzM2NzQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRi95ZsZHPEsCNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [STUDENT OPINION How Did You Grow and Change This School Year? In this forum, we invite both students and teachers to reflect on their challenges and successes — and to consider how to build on them for next year. By Katherine Schulten](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xNi9sZWFybmluZy9ob3ctZGlkLXlvdS1ncm93LWFuZC1jaGFuZ2UtdGhpcy1zY2hvb2wteWVhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkzMjA1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzM2NzQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRi95ZsZHPEsCNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [[Article Image] Diana Ejaita](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8yMi9sZWFybmluZy9ob3ctaGF2ZS15b3VyLWZyaWVuZHMtaGVscGVkLXlvdS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkzMjA1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzM2NzQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRi95ZsZHPEsCNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [STUDENT OPINION How Have Your Friends Helped You? A writer says her friends “were a parachute” when she got divorced. How have you and your friends cared for one another in tough times? By Shannon Doyne](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8yMi9sZWFybmluZy9ob3ctaGF2ZS15b3VyLWZyaWVuZHMtaGVscGVkLXlvdS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkzMjA1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzM2NzQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRi95ZsZHPEsCNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [[Article Image] Alvaro Dominguez](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMTkvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdC1pcy10aGUtbW9zdC13aG9sZXNvbWUtdGhpbmcteW91dmUtc2Vlbi1sYXRlbHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MzIwNSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzNjc0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYveWbGRzxLAjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [STUDENT OPINION What Is the Most Wholesome Thing You’ve Seen Lately? Are you someone who likes things that are sweet, sincere or cute? What has made you say “aww” recently? By Natalie Proulx](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMTkvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdC1pcy10aGUtbW9zdC13aG9sZXNvbWUtdGhpbmcteW91dmUtc2Vlbi1sYXRlbHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MzIwNSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzNjc0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYveWbGRzxLAjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [[Article Image] Andrea Chronopoulos](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xOS9sZWFybmluZy90eXBpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MzIwNSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzNjc0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYveWbGRzxLAjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [PICTURE PROMPTS Typing Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image. By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xOS9sZWFybmluZy90eXBpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MzIwNSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzNjc0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYveWbGRzxLAjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [[Article Image] Jun Cen](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xOC9sZWFybmluZy9ob3ctd2VsbC1kby15b3Utc2xlZXAtYXQtbmlnaHQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MzIwNSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzNjc0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYveWbGRzxLAjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [STUDENT OPINION How Well Do You Sleep at Night? Nearly a quarter of adolescents struggle with insomnia. Do you? By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xOC9sZWFybmluZy9ob3ctd2VsbC1kby15b3Utc2xlZXAtYXQtbmlnaHQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MzIwNSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzNjc0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYveWbGRzxLAjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [[Article Image] Tracy Nguyen for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xOC9sZWFybmluZy9ncmFkdWF0aW9uLWNhcHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MzIwNSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzNjc0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYveWbGRzxLAjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [PICTURE PROMPTS Graduation Caps What images, words, sayings or symbols would you put on your mortarboard to sum up your school career? By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xOC9sZWFybmluZy9ncmFkdWF0aW9uLWNhcHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MzIwNSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzNjc0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYveWbGRzxLAjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [[Article Image] Rose Wong](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xNy9sZWFybmluZy9jb21pbmctdG8tYW1lcmljYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkzMjA1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzM2NzQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRi95ZsZHPEsCNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [PICTURE PROMPTS Coming to America What do you think this image is communicating? By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xNy9sZWFybmluZy9jb21pbmctdG8tYW1lcmljYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkzMjA1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzM2NzQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRi95ZsZHPEsCNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [[Article Image] Matt Roth for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMTYvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdC1hcmUteW91ci1leHBlcmllbmNlcy13aXRoLWFuaW1hbC1hZG9wdGlvbi1vci1mb3N0ZXJpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MzIwNSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzNjc0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYveWbGRzxLAjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [STUDENT OPINION What Are Your Experiences With Animal Adoption or Fostering? Have you ever visited an animal shelter or rescue, or volunteered at one? Has your family ever taken in a dog, cat, rabbit, ferret — or rat? By Shannon Doyne](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMTYvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdC1hcmUteW91ci1leHBlcmllbmNlcy13aXRoLWFuaW1hbC1hZG9wdGlvbi1vci1mb3N0ZXJpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MzIwNSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzNjc0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYveWbGRzxLAjUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) VOCABULARY RESOURCES [[Article Image] Cindy Lozito](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmTxv3P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8yMi9sZWFybmluZy93b3JkLW9mLXRoZS1kYXktbWFudHJhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzA1MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTMyMDUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMzY3NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZGL3lmxkc8SwI1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [WORD OF THE DAY Word of the Day: mantra This word has appeared in 215 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? 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Can you use it in a sentence? 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