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Identifying Perspectives in News Stories

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Bell-ringer1. Read the “Rats Bite Baby” section of the How

Perspectives Shift the Story handout. 2. Turn to a partner and identify the who, what,

where, and why of the story.

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Rats Bite Infant. Landlord, Tenants Dispute Blame

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Rat Bites Rising in the City’s ‘Zone of Death’

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Identifying Perspectives in NewsRead your article and complete the Identifying Perspectives in News Articles worksheet with your partner.

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Comparing Stories1. In what ways do the different articles

represent different perspectives? What evidence do we have to support this?

2. What facts do all the articles have in common?

3. What information is in one article but absent in another?

4. If someone read just one of these articles, how would their view of the event differ from someone who read the other articles?