Learning Network: Summer Reading With The New York Times

An invitation for middle and high school students around the world. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRid50HP4QuAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIxMDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMDM0NSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZwcm9kdWN0Q29kZT1MTiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTc0NTMmdGU9MSZ1cmk9bnl0JTNBJTJGJTJGbmV3c2xldHRlciUyRjFmMGQwYjc0LTQ0NzctNTZlMS1iZTI2LTI0YjVmY2I5Y2U4MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCSBxiVYKwILDRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRid50HP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjEwNTA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMwMzQ1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NzQ1MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJIHGJVgrAgsNFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRid50HP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDk5JmxpPUxOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1MTl8yMDIxMDUwN1cDbnl0QgpgkgcYlWCsCCw0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [NYTimes.com/Learning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRid50HP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9sZWFybmluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIxMDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMDM0NSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTc0NTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCSBxiVYKwILDRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) May 7, 2021 Dear Reader, We are inviting middle and high school students around the world to add The New York Times to their summer reading lists. Each week [from June 11 to August 19](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRid50HP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8xNS9sZWFybmluZy9vdXItMTJ0aC1hbm51YWwtc3VtbWVyLXJlYWRpbmctY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjEwNTA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMwMzQ1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NzQ1MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJIHGJVgrAgsNFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), students can tell us what article, podcast, photo, video — or anything else in The Times — has interested them and why. We’ll select a new winner each week to feature on The Learning Network. Not sure how to get started? We [interviewed two student winners](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRid50HP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8wNS9sZWFybmluZy9hbm5vdGF0ZWQtYnktdGhlLWF1dGhvci13cml0aW5nLXJlYWRlci1yZXNwb25zZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIxMDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMDM0NSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTc0NTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCSBxiVYKwILDRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of last year’s contest and asked them to offer suggestions for writing a great reader response — you can watch their short videos and follow along as they read their winning entries. Students, if you want to practice right now, we have a [new writing prompt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRid50HP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMDYvbGVhcm5pbmcvaG93LW9mdGVuLWRvLXlvdS1yZWFkLXdhdGNoLW9yLWxpc3Rlbi10by10aGluZ3Mtb3V0c2lkZS1vZi15b3VyLWNvbWZvcnQtem9uZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjEwNTA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMwMzQ1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NzQ1MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJIHGJVgrAgsNFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that asks you to read something outside your comfort zone and reflect on it. And teachers, we offer [a simple exercise](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRid50HP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMDYvbGVhcm5pbmcvYS1zaW1wbGUtZXhlcmNpc2UtZm9yLWVuY291cmFnaW5nLWluZGVwZW5kZW50LXJlYWRpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIxMDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMDM0NSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTc0NTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCSBxiVYKwILDRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to help you scaffold this kind of independent reading in your classroom before the summer begins. We can’t wait to hear about all of the diverse topics that students write about this summer — but even more than that, we can’t wait to read about why they picked them. Best, Michael Gonchar, Editor P.S.: If you missed the webinar this week about our Summer Reading Contest, you can [register](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRid50HP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93ZWJpbmFycy5vbjI0LmNvbS9ueXQvcmVhZGluZ3N1bW1lcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIxMDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMDM0NSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZwYXJ0bmVycmVmPU5ld3NsZXR0ZXIzJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NzQ1MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJIHGJVgrAgsNFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to watch it on-demand, or you can watch last year’s webinar on [our YouTube channel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRid50HP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMTA1MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzAzNDUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU3NDUzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2PUkycThMRWdkcnBFVwNueXRCCmCSBxiVYKwILDRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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We challenge you to find two pieces in The Times — one on a topic that already interests you, and one on a topic that’s new — and tell us what happens when you read both. 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