Compare and Contrast Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

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A firsthand account is based on an author's ____________.

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experience

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Account of walking by the river, feeling the breeze and hearing birds.

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firsthand

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A second hand account is based on an author's _________.

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research

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Harry Houdini, a magician known for daring escapes, died on Halloween 1926. Is this firsthand or secondhand?

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secondhand

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Not a firsthand account:

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biography

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Not a secondhand account:

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journal / diary

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Firsthand account:

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A letter by a slave about the Underground Railroad.

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Secondhand account:

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A paper researched and written by a college student.

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First-hand account words

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Me, I, We, Us

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First-hand account told by:

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Someone who witnessed the event.