Reading and Writing with the New York Times
The New York Times does a fabulous job of supporting education by creating lessons centered around the Common Core and editorial or news pieces. This article by The Learning Network complies 163 thought provoking questions for middle and high school students linked to articles and Common Core targets. These can be used as engaging writing prompts, discussion starters or as non-fiction informational text to support a piece of fiction about the same concept. I love this website and it never ceses to amaze me!