Beyond the Frame
Have students choose a news story they have not yet read or watched, or assign a news story to them. (This could be print, video, audio or any other format.)
Have students navigate to the student chapter Beyond the Frame and use the first interactive activity to identify four sources they feel should be included in the article. (You can have them do this individually, in pairs, or in small groups, or do it together as a whole-class activity.)
Next, have them read, watch or listen to the story and fill in whether those sources were included or not. They should also note whether there were any relevant sources included they did not think of, and any irrelevant sources that were included.
Finally, have students complete the second interactive activity and answer the following questions:
- Whose voices are included in the story?
- Are there any people who might reasonably have been included in the article who aren’t?
- How important is it that these voices were left out?
- Once you know what was included and what was left out, what would you need to know to be sure you were getting the whole story?