Vocabulary
Firsthand or Secondhand Accounts 1
Firsthand or Secondhand Accounts 2
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A description of events based on research by someone who was not there to actually see the event.
What is a secondhand account
100

This account is considered a primary source.

What is Firsthand account

100
Diaries, autobiographies, and letters are considered to be which type of account?
What is firsthand account
200

A statement that gives the exact meaning of something.

Definition

200

This account is considered a secondary source.

What is secondhand account.

200
This account uses pronouns such as, “I” “me” “my” “us” “our”
What is firsthand account.
300
a description of an event that comes from someone who was actually there to see or experience it.
What is a firsthand account
300
Encyclopedia entries, biographies, and textbooks are considered to be what type of account?
What is secondhand account
300
This account uses pronouns such as, “he” “she” “they”
What is secondhand account.
400

 When you are looking for similar things about the two things.

Compare

400
In this account the narrator shares his or her thoughts and feelings.
What is firsthand account.
400
Is the following passage an example of a first or secondhand account? Janelle had the best birthday celebration ever. First, her parents took her to the amusement park. After taking all of her favorite rides, she went to the movie theater! That wasn’t all. To top it off, she had her favorite dish for dinner, quesadillas with sour cream! She even got two scoops of ice cream for dessert. Janelle is such a lucky girl!
What is a secondhand account.
500

When you are finding the difference about two things.

Contrast

500
Is the following passage an example of a first or secondhand account: I wasn’t sure of what the trembling noise was until I started feeling the ground underneath me shake. My instincts kicked in and I stopped what I was doing. I ran away from the book shelves and covered my head while holding on to the leg of my bed. I sat there with my eyes closed until I stopped feeling vibrations.
What is a firsthand account
500
In this account, the author draws conclusions from a primary source and shares information, facts, or opinions
What is a secondhand account
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