DoGoNews – Website has current articles on a variety of topics in Science, Social Studies and English Language Arts.
https://www.dogonews.com/category/world
Ted Talk 2019– What reading slowly taught me about writing – Jacqueline Woodson Use the link below to access.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jacqueline_woodson_what_reading_slowly_taught_me_about_writing
Jacqueline Woodson is the author of several great books for middle school students! Check out these titles below:
Brown Girl Dreaming 
Harbor Me 