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Weekly writing prompt archive

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This week's prompt: Father's Day

June 2008

• 6/1/08 - Looking Ahead...
  With summer approaching, now is the time for students to plan how to spend their time off from school. While it’s important to have fun, it’s also important to keep long-term goals in mind.

May 2008

• 5/25/08 - Celebrate Asian-American and Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Months
  America is made great by its many cultures and traditions. As we end the month of May, celebrating the rich heritages of Asian and Asian-Pacific nations, use the prompts below to explore two facets of Japan and China.

• 5/18/08 - American Red Cross
  Clara Burton helped organize the founding of the American Red Cross on May 21st, 1881.

• 5/11/08 - National Police Week
  President John F. Kennedy signed a law declaring May 13-17 to be National Police Week to honor all those who have died in the line of duty.

• 5/4/08 - Mother's Day is May 11
  This holiday, celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May in the United States and in many other countries, is a bonanza for florists, chocolatiers and gift shops. But how many moms wouldn't agree that it really is the thought that counts?

April 2008

• 4/27/08 - "Give me your tired, your poor..."
  This line, from “The New Colossus,” a sonnet by 19th-century American poet Emma Lazarus, appears at the base of the Statue of Liberty. Many Americans have ancestors who accepted this invitation, journeying from distant shores with few possessions — but plenty of big dreams.

• 4/20/08 - The Other Three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  Earth Day is April 22nd. Of course, being ecologically responsible means forming habits that last throughout the year, but this is a good opportunity to remind ourselves how to care for the environment.

• 4/13/08 - Wanted: Students with Solutions
  "That's not fair!" Young people — and adults — say it all the time. But how often do any of us develop and implement solutions to unfair situations?

• 4/6/08 - Young People’s Poetry Week
  "That's not fair!" Young people — and adults — say it all the time. But how often do any of us develop and implement solutions to unfair situations?