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Choose a topic and select a podcast from NPR or a Ted Talk that relates.
Then find a news article about the same topic and write a compare/contrast essay.
Links
NPR Podcasts
Ted Talks
Apps
TED App (Apple)
TED App (Android)
Example:
Washington Post: Majority of U.S. public school students are in poverty
Kandice Sumner: How America's public schools keep kids in poverty
Links:
Compare/Contrast Writing
Sample Essay (Ted vs CNN)