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View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story November 3, 2023 Dear Reader, Do you think any mythical creatures are real? What "oddball rituals" do you have? Would you want to live on a floating home? How hard is it to wake up in the morning? These are just a few of the questions we posed this week in our writing prompts. We'd love to read your students' answers. In addition, we asked teachers: How are you addressing the Israel-Hamas war in your classrooms? What resources have you found useful? What challenges are you encountering? What questions or issues are your students raising? What advice do you have for others? We hope to publish a roundup of educator responses in the coming weeks. Sincerely, The Learning Network TEACHING RESOURCES What's Going On in This Graph? | Nov. 8, 2023 What factors do high school students prioritize when selecting a college? How do these compare to the priorities of recent college graduates? By The Learning Network Illustration by The New York Times; Photograph by Yuki Iwamura/Associated Press TEACHING IDEAS Teachers, How Are You Addressing the Israel-Hamas War in Your Classrooms? As the conflict intensifies, we wonder how, if at all, you are discussing it with students. Please share your thoughts. By The Learning Network Film Club: 'Pick a Side. Pick a Side. Pick a Side. Now.' In the Israel-Hamas War, social media demands that we have to choose a side. A Times Opinion video wonders whether we really do. By The Learning Network Gotham/GC Images CURRENT EVENTS CONVERSATION Celebrity Relationships, Police Robots and the Mall: Argumentative Writing by Teens Teenagers weigh in on the news of the day in three recent Picture Prompts. By The Learning Network Sinna Nasseri for The New York Times What's Going On in This Picture? | Oct. 30, 2023 Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. By The Learning Network WRITING PROMPTS Getty Images STUDENT OPINION Is It Ever OK to Use Strangers as Content for Social Media? A Times writer says, in the age of TikTok, we need to reassess the rules of engagement. What do you think? By Natalie Proulx Arkup PICTURE PROMPTS Floating Home Would you want to live in a house on the water? By The Learning Network Shannon Parker STUDENT OPINION Do You Think Any of These Mythical Creatures Might Be Real? Bigfoot. The Loch Ness monster. Yetis. Could they really exist? Or are they all hoaxes or superstitions? By Jeremy Engle Bryan Anselm for The New York Times STUDENT OPINION Should School Be a Place to Celebrate Halloween? Some districts have banned costumes and parties in an effort to be inclusive of people who don't participate in the holiday. Do you think this is a good solution? By Shannon Doyne Getty Images STUDENT OPINION How Hard Is It to Wake Up in the Morning? Do you want to smash your alarm each morning? Do you keep hitting snooze? Or do you jump up to meet each day? By Jeremy Engle Eleanor Davis PICTURE PROMPTS Blank Space What do you think this image is communicating? By The Learning Network Illustration by Nicolás Ortega; Photograph by Getty Images STUDENT OPINION What 'Oddball Rituals' Do You Have? Experts say observing tiny rituals is good for us. What do you already do? Why? What new ones might you invent to add richness to your life? By Katherine Schulten Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times, via Getty Images PICTURE PROMPTS Witches on the Water Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image. By The Learning Network Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT 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: scattershot This word has appeared in 46 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? 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