TEDTalk Assignment Instructions
Submitted via BlackBoard
1. Pick a TEDTalk that relates to either (a) your desired career path
or (b) a topic of interest to you.
2. In your first paragraph, summarize (in no less than five
sentences) the TEDTalk.
3. Find an article (no older than 2000) related to your chosen
TEDTalk. This article must be an academic source, not a
newspaper article from New York Times, Washington Post, etc.
4. In your second paragraph, summarize (in no less than five
sentences) your article, and include one quoted statement or
phrase in APA format.
5. End your paper with a one-sentence explanation of how your
topic of choice relates to sociology.
6. Use APA format, and include a cover page, abstract, running
head, and references page.
7. Do not exceed two pages (excluding cover page, abstract, and
references page). Your paper should be double spaced, and
your font should be 12-point-font and Times New Roman.
8. Your paper will be submitted on BlackBoard. The file must be a
DOC or PDF file (no pages, txt, etc.)