Student Opinion
175 Writing Prompts to Spark Discussion and Reflection
Here are all of our Student Opinion questions from the 2024-25 school year. Each question is based on a different New York Times article, interactive feature or video.
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Summer Reading Contest, Week 1: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week?
To participate, submit your response here by June 13 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by June 24.
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18 Intriguing Animal Photos to Get Your Students Thinking
A collection of some of our favorite “What’s Going On in This Picture?” images featuring encounters between animals and people.
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Our 16th Annual Summer Reading Contest
Students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why, this year in writing OR via a 90-second video. Contest dates: June 6 to Aug. 15, 2025.
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Making Rich Reading Responses: Participating in Our Summer Contest
Four key elements that can make a short response sing, illustrated by the written and video work of previous teen winners.
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CreditImages from Times articles students have chosen over the years for our Summer Reading Contest. See the bottom of this post for photo credits. Contests10 Ideas for Reflecting at the End of the School Year
Inspired by Times articles and features from across sections, these exercises can help both students and teachers think about their growth.
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CreditAndrew B Myers Teaching ResourceHow 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.
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CreditMaría Jesús Contreras Student OpinionWhat Did You Think of Our New ‘Conversations With Journalists’ Feature?
Did you or your students take part? What worked? What didn’t? How could we make this feature better for next school year?
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Ten challenges that invite teenagers to engage, experiment, reflect and create — via writing, photography, audio, video and more.
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Video Submission Form for Our 16th Annual Summer Reading Contest
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