Learning Network: Open Letters: Our New Opinion-Writing Contest

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Who could do something about it? What could you say to them that would persuade them to care, or to make change? And … what if we all read your letter? How could you make us care too? These are some of the questions we’re asking you to ponder for our new Open Letter Contest. An open letter is a published letter of protest or appeal usually addressed to an individual, group or institution but intended for the general public. Think of Martin Luther King’s famous Letter From Birmingham Jail, the recent letter signed by over 1,000 tech leaders about the dangers of A.I., or the many “Dear Taylor Swift” open letters you can find online and on social media about feminism, ticket sales or the music industry. Sure, each one is addressed to a specific person or group, but they’re all really meant to be read by a wider audience. Now we’re inviting you to try it yourself. Write your own open letter, to anyone you like on any issue you care about, as long as it is also appropriate and meaningful for a general Times audience. Visit [our contest announcement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1qllP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9sZWFybmluZy9vcGVuLWxldHRlcnMtb3VyLW5ldy1vcGluaW9uLXdyaXRpbmctY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMzE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYxOSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4mUk9GWAUBxuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) for more information, as well as [our step-by-step guide](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1qllP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvaG93LXRvLXdyaXRlLWFuLW9wZW4tbGV0dGVyLWEtZ3VpZGUtdG8tb3VyLW9waW5pb24tY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMzE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYxOSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4mUk9GWAUBxuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and [related writing prompt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1qllP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9sZWFybmluZy90by13aG9tLXdvdWxkLXlvdS13cml0ZS1hbi1vcGVuLWxldHRlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMzE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYxOSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4mUk9GWAUBxuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to help you get started. Sincerely, The Learning Network RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS [[An illustration of a line of people holding a large envelop, pencil and stamp above their heads] Yukai Du](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1qllP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9sZWFybmluZy9vcGVuLWxldHRlcnMtb3VyLW5ldy1vcGluaW9uLXdyaXRpbmctY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMzE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYxOSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4mUk9GWAUBxuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Contests Open Letters: Our New Opinion-Writing Contest We invite students to write public-facing letters to people or groups about issues that matter to them. Contest dates: March 13 to May 1. 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