Editors or algorithms? A discursive essay on who decides the news
A model essay weighs algorithmic news feeds against editorial judgment; students analyze how it concedes and turns, then write their own.
C2Adults60 minEssay
About this lesson
A C2 writing lesson (essay). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Essay
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Media & news
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Key words
- It is often argued that…, There is some truth in this, That said, …, It does not follow that…, This is not to say that…, a moot point, to cut both ways, On balance, …
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Analyze how a discursive essay concedes a point and then turns against it
- Use concessive and qualifying phrases with precision
- Write a balanced 300–350 word essay on a question about the media