Email to the Editor Prompts

Email to the Editor - Prompts

Engage students with real-world issues & ready-to-write tasks
7 original article prompts + sample model responses for meaningful opinion writing

Bring public discourse into your classroom! This Email to the Editor Prompts resource includes 5 fully developed article scenarios, each with a compelling local or national issue, and corresponding guided writing tasks.

Topics range from environmental concerns and youth activities to education reforms and urban development - all written in accessible, current, and student-relevant language.

What’s inside:

• 5 detailed prompt articles covering:
  • Pollution & industrial growth
  • Public transport system failure
  • Lack of youth programs
  • Controversial urban development
  • New education policy/testing standards
• Clear bullet-point instructions for each writing task
• Sample model responses for each article (250–400 words)
• Realistic formatting: To/From/Subject/Date structure
• Emphasis on persuasive writing, civic engagement, and respectful tone

Ideal for:

• Exam prep
• ESL learners practising opinion & formal writing
• Social studies, ethics, or debate follow-ups
• Real-world writing folders or homework tasks

From “Dear Editor…” to powerful, structured arguments - help students become thoughtful contributors to public conversations.

Download the Email to the Editor - Prompts pack today and get your students writing with purpose and impact!