Description
Time
Speech:
May 14th, May 28th
9:10-10:10 p.m. EDT
2 speeches in total.
For purchases after the speech has occurred, recordings of the past sessions will be provided.
Edits:
June 11th-August 19th
1 edit for a piece of writing per week, 10 weeks in total.
Student Requirements
Recommended for students 11 years or older, interested in reading news and writing.
Speaker
Adam de Pencier
Column writer for National Post, Master of Curriculum Design from the University of Chicago, Master of Education from Columbia University, Education Leader at Harvard University, former UCC English Teaching Director, with 20 years of experience as the principal of American High School and Canadian High School.
Course Information
This course is taught by Adam de Pencier, a famous Canadian teacher from Bongday, to give two lectures on an introductory to current affairs writing and 10 article revisions by professional teachers.
Every year since 2010, The Learning Network has invited teenagers around the world to add The New York Times to their summer reading lists. So far, more than 70,000 have done so.
Middle and high school students are invited to tell what they’re reading in The Times and why. The contest runs from June 11-Aug. 19.
Every Friday beginning on June 11, The New York Times will publish a post asking the same question: “What got your attention in The Times this week?” That’s where you should post an answer any time until the following Friday, when they will close that post to comment and open a new one that asks the same question. On Aug. 13 they’ll post our final question of the summer, open until midnight on Aug. 19.
Students can choose anything you like that was published in the print paper or on NYTimes.com in 2021, including articles, Op-Eds, videos, graphics, photos and podcasts. Responses must be 1,500 characters or fewer. Students ages 11-19 in the world can submit.
For more information on the contest, visit https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/15/learning/our-12th-annual-summer-reading-contest.html.
