Learning Network: How good are you at apologizing?

This week's writing prompts

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story January 24, 2023 Dear Reader, Could you live an entire day without plastic? Are beauty pageants still relevant? How good are you at apologizing? Did you celebrate the Lunar New 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 WRITING PROMPTS Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times STUDENT OPINION Could You Live an Entire Day Without Plastic? A journalist tried to go plastic-free for 24 hours. How do you think this experiment would go for you? By Jeremy Engle Gerald Herbert/Associated Press STUDENT OPINION Are Beauty Pageants Still Relevant? What do competitions like the Miss Universe pageant celebrate? Do you think they have a place in today's world? By Shannon Doyne Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Sue Li. Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgpeth. PICTURE PROMPTS Year of the Rabbit Do you celebrate the Lunar New Year? How? By The Learning Network Eleanor Davis STUDENT OPINION How Good Are You at Apologizing? Do you know how to say "I'm sorry" and mean it? Or are your apologies grudging and filled with excuses instead? By Jeremy Engle María Jesús Contreras PICTURE PROMPTS January What do you think this image is communicating? By The Learning Network Allyson Kim STUDENT OPINION What Is It Like to Be a Teenager Now? Scroll through some art by the teenage winners of our Coming of Age in 2022 contest, then tell us how well it captures your experiences. By Natalie Proulx Zack Wittman for The New York Times PICTURE PROMPTS Dogs Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image. By The Learning Network Like this email? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up here. VOCABULARY RESOURCES WORD OF THE DAY Word of the Day: celestial This word has appeared in 148 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? By The Learning Network WORD OF THE DAY Word of the Day: industrious This word has appeared in 44 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? By The Learning Network WORD OF THE DAY Word of the Day: beeline This word has appeared in 23 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? By The Learning Network WORD OF THE DAY Word of the Day: cursory This word has appeared in 55 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? By The Learning Network Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT How are we doing? We'd love your feedback on this newsletter. Please email thoughts and suggestions to LNfeedback@nytimes.com. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for The Learning Network from The New York Times. To stop receiving The Learning Network, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018