Writing Curriculum
Teach Writing With The New York Times: Our 2026-27 Curriculum
Our writing units are based on real-world features like narratives, opinion essays, podcasts, informational videos and more.
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Free resources for teaching and learning with The Times
Free resources for teaching and learning with The Times
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Summer Reading Contest, Week 10: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week?
To participate, submit your response here by Aug. 14 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by Aug. 26.
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On ICE and a T. Rex Fossil: The Winners of Week 7 of Our Summer Reading Contest
Cristina Ramirez writes about her father and the American dream, while Griffin Gallo reacts via video to the news that a dinosaur skeleton was sold to a private buyer rather than a museum or university.
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Our 2026-27 Student Contest Calendar
Seven opportunities for teenagers to engage, experiment, reflect and create — via writing, audio, video, visual art and more.
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25 Intriguing Photos to Make Students Think
A new collection of some of our favorite “What’s Going On in This Picture?” posts, culled from the last six years of images.
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CreditEvgenia Arbugaeva for The New York Times What’s Going on this picture?138 Picture Prompts to Inspire Student Writing
A school year’s worth of short, accessible image-driven posts that invite a variety of kinds of writing
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CreditMaría Jesús Contreras Picture Prompts171 Writing Prompts to Spark Discussion and Reflection
Here are all of our Student Opinion questions from the 2025-26 school year. Each question is based on a different New York Times article, interactive feature or video.
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CreditMaría Jesús Contreras Student OpinionOur 17th Annual Summer Reading Contest
Students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why, in writing OR via a 90-second video. Contest dates: June 5 to Aug. 14, 2026.
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To participate, submit your response here by Aug. 7 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by Aug. 19.
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This word has appeared in nine articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.
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Chenyi Zhu reflects on national parks, while Christopher Leung wonders about internet slang.
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