Firsthand & Secondhand Accounts

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What is a firsthand account?

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A firsthand account is a description of an event written by someone who was there to witness it.

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What is a secondhand account?

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A secondhand account is a description of an event written by someone who was not there to witness it.

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Is the following passage a firsthand or secondhand account? 'I saw the fireworks from my house.'

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Firsthand account.

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Is the following passage a firsthand or secondhand account? 'The teacher told us about the history of the town.'

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Secondhand account.

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What is an example of a firsthand account?

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An autobiography.

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What is an example of a secondhand account?

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A textbook.

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When someone writes about their own experiences, what type of account is it?

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Firsthand account.

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When someone writes about an event they learned about from others, what type of account is it?

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Secondhand account.

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What type of account is more likely to include personal feelings and opinions?

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Firsthand account.

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What type of account is usually based on research and facts?

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Secondhand account.