Learning Network: Writing Prompts About Food, Family and Culture

Why does food mean so much to us? 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Food is central to so many of our traditions, so we decided to put together [a collection of writing prompts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8xNi9sZWFybmluZy93cml0aW5nLXByb21wdHMtYWJvdXQtZm9vZC1mYW1pbHktYW5kLWN1bHR1cmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDc5Njkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MDMwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZVaeaFdlMV3b31IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) that ask students how they celebrate, honor and remember their cultures through food. What dishes connect students to the people they’ve loved and the places they’ve lived? How do their cultures influence what they eat and how they prepare it? And how does food play a part in their family gatherings and holiday celebrations? Whether students celebrate Thanksgiving or not, we hope [these prompts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8xNi9sZWFybmluZy93cml0aW5nLXByb21wdHMtYWJvdXQtZm9vZC1mYW1pbHktYW5kLWN1bHR1cmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDc5Njkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MDMwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZVaeaFdlMV3b31IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) can get them writing and talking about the food traditions that mean the most to them. Sincerely, The Learning Network TEACHING RESOURCES [[Article Image] Lauren DeCicca for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8xNi9sZWFybmluZy93cml0aW5nLXByb21wdHMtYWJvdXQtZm9vZC1mYW1pbHktYW5kLWN1bHR1cmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDc5Njkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MDMwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZVaeaFdlMV3b31IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [WRITING PROMPTS Writing Prompts About Food, Family and Culture Here are some questions to help students reflect on the food traditions and memories that are most meaningful to them. 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By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8xMi9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0cy1nb2luZy1vbi1pbi10aGlzLXBpY3R1cmUtbm92LTEzLTIwMjMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDc5Njkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MDMwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZVaeaFdlMV3b31IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) MORE WRITING PROMPTS [[Article Image] Zack Wittman for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8wNy9sZWFybmluZy9zaG91bGQtc2Nob29scy1iYW4tY2VsbHBob25lcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMxMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNzk2OSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwMzA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVp5oV2UxXdvfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [STUDENT OPINION Should Schools Ban Cellphones? Rules restricting when students can use phones are on the rise. Do they work? Are they fair? 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Is profanity part of your vocabulary? By Shannon Doyne](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8wOS9sZWFybmluZy9wcm9mYW5pdHktc3dlYXItd29yZHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDc5Njkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MDMwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZVaeaFdlMV3b31IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [[Article Image] Milagros Pico](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8xNC9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWhhdmUteW91LWNoYW5nZWQteW91ci1taW5kLWFib3V0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzExMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA3OTY5Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTAzMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVWnmhXZTFd299SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [STUDENT OPINION What Have You Changed Your Mind About? A guest essayist realizes he was wrong about pop music. When have you realized that you unfairly misjudged something or someone? By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8xNC9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWhhdmUteW91LWNoYW5nZWQteW91ci1taW5kLWFib3V0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzExMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA3OTY5Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTAzMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVWnmhXZTFd299SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [[Article Image] Raphaelle Macaron](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8wOS9sZWFybmluZy93YWxraW5nLXRocm91Z2gtdG93bi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMxMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNzk2OSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwMzA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVp5oV2UxXdvfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [PICTURE PROMPTS Walking Through Town Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image. By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8wOS9sZWFybmluZy93YWxraW5nLXRocm91Z2gtdG93bi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMxMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNzk2OSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwMzA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVp5oV2UxXdvfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [[Article Image] Illustration by Nicolás Ortega; Photograph by Getty Images](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8wOC9sZWFybmluZy9ob3ctZG8teW91LWRlYWwtd2l0aC1jb25mbGljdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDc5Njkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MDMwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZVaeaFdlMV3b31IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [STUDENT OPINION How Do You Deal With Conflicts? Do you try to face them directly? Or do you tend to avoid confrontation? By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8wOC9sZWFybmluZy9ob3ctZG8teW91LWRlYWwtd2l0aC1jb25mbGljdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDc5Njkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MDMwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZVaeaFdlMV3b31IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnOe2eP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8wNy9sZWFybmluZy90aW1lLWNoYW5nZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMxMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNzk2OSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwMzA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVp5oV2UxXdvfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [PICTURE PROMPTS Time Change Do you look forward to “falling back” an hour — or dread it? 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Has a parent ever challenged you to be more resilient? If so, were you grateful for the encouragement? Or did it go too far? 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