Celebrity Relationships, Police Robots and the Mall: Argumentative Writing by Teens


Teenagers weigh in on the news of the day in three recent Picture Prompts.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. A 400-pound “fully autonomous” security robot in New York City’s subway stations. The value of shopping malls.

We invited teenagers to weigh in on these issues, and more, in our Picture Prompts. Each week, we ask at least one question in this column where teenagers can share their opinions on the news of the day. Below, we’re rounding up their responses to three of them.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the conversation on our writing prompts this week, including students from Helen Stacey Middle School in Huntington Beach, Calif; the Philippines and Japan.

Please note: Student comments have been lightly edited for length, but otherwise appear as they were originally submitted.

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