The Winners of Our Open Letter Contest
What’s bothering you? Who could do something about it? What could you say to persuade that person to care or to make change? How could you make us care, too?Those are the questions we posed to teenagers for our new Open Letter Contest this spring, inviting students to write public-facing letters to people or groups…
A Letter From a ‘Loser’
We are honoring the Top 9 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Anya Wang, age 16.
Carrying a Letter
What story could this image tell? Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration. Post it in the comments, then read the related article to find out what this image is all about. Find many more ways to use our Picture Prompt feature in this lesson…
Film Club: ‘Letter to San Zaw Htway’
2. After watching, think about these questions:What questions do you still have?What connections can you make between this film and your own life or experience? Why? Does this film remind you of anything else you’ve read or seen? If so, how and why?3. An additional challenge | Respond to the essential question at the top…
