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Vocabulary
Firsthand or Secondhand Accounts 1
Firsthand or Secondhand Accounts 2
Personal Narratives
Transition Words and Phrases
100

Against the law

What is Illegal?

100
This account is told using First Person Point of View
What is Firsthand account
100
Diaries, autobiographies, and letters are considered to be which type of account?
What is firsthand account
100

I was the friend that told a good lie to protect my friend, Laurel.

Who is Lily?

100

John ate and ate, _________ he never gained weight

What is yet?


200

One of a kind

What is unique?

200
This account is told using Third Person Point of View
What is secondhand account.
200
This account uses pronouns such as, “I” “me” “my” “us” “our”
What is firsthand account.
200

The day I was born, I melted my dad's heart. From that day he became a feminist.

Who is Condolezza Rice?

200

When you begin an exercise program, you must be careful not to over do it. My father, _________, hurt his back by exercising too hard without warming up first.

What is for example?

300

Appealing, Attractive

What is tempting?

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.
300

Esmeralda Santiago was thirteen years old when she moved to New York. Where did she move from?

What is Puerto Rico?

300

I would like to read many books; __________, I don't seem to have enough time to read 

What is however?

400

Pointy

What is prickly?


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.
400

What was the rare treat Beverly Cleary, (A Girl from Yahmill) received at Christmas?

What is an Orange?

400

First, Mary went to the store. _______, she went to visit her mother.

What is then?

500

Carry a heavy thing with great effort

What is lugged?

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
500

Who spent their thirteenth birthday in a wheelchair?

Who is Peg Kehert?

500

There are several bad eating habits. ________eating too fast can give you indigestion.

What is for instance?