Sometimes what is missing from a media message can be more important than what is included. Using stories and events found in classroom texts, students select one story and generate a list of all the people who are missing from the story but who could have been affected by the events. Then they choose one person and retell the story from his/her missing perspective. Being able to recognize and name missing perspectives is a critical skill in today's media culture.

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