Most Recent YES! For Teachers Articles

Read Lucy’s letter to Emma González, activist and survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, about how González inspires countless kids like her who sometimes feel they are too young

Read Charlotte’s letter to Mary Magdalene about how she’s working to make sure the stories and struggles of women like her will be truthfully told and recognized.

Read Carly’s letter to her friend Peach about the paradox of support systems and finding hope from those who share struggles of being disabled and fighting bureaucracy.

Read Malena’s essay, “The Righteous Path of María the Sage,” a letter to her grandmother that seeks to harness her strength and resilience in order to overcome today’s corrupt and turbulent times.

We received many outstanding essays for the Spring 2018 Writing Competition. Though not every participant can win the contest, we’d like to share some excerpts that caught our eye.

Carolina De Robertis responds to the winners of our Spring 2018 Student Writing Competition.

Use the YES! article, prompt, and sample essays in each writing lesson to bring the real world to your classroom—and to take your students’ writing to a new level.

For the 2018 spring writing competition, students will write a letter to someone they look up to, describing a future they imagine and hope for our country.

And related issues like race, poverty, and punishment.