1st Hand and 2nd Hand

1st Hand and 2nd Hand

The Sinking of the Titanic P.248

Before we start, let's review Firsthand and Secondhand Account

Multiple Select

This account uses words such as "I", "we", and "our".

• Firsthand

• Secondhand

Multiple Select

A journal or a diary is a good example of this account.

• Secondhand

• Firsthand

Multiple Select

This account comes from someone's research.

• Firsthand

• Secondhand

Multiple Select

This account is based on personal experience.

• Secondhand

• Firsthand

Turn to page 248. Look at the genre at the top.

Open Ended

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Multiple Choice

How does the author describe watching the Titanic go down?

• The author describes the boat as a sinking rock.

• The author describes the ship was floating above the surface then dramatically sank.

• The author describes the order of events and what the shipped looked like when it was going down.

Open Ended

How do we know this is a firsthand account of the Titanic sinking?

Multiple Choice

The facts in the magazine article on page 246 came form earlier news reports and articles from the event. In the memoir, where did James McGough get his facts?

• He read about the events in the magazine article.

• He heard about the events from friends on the ship.

• He imagined the events and wrote a story about them.

• He experienced the events as they happened.

Multiple Choice

Which information did McGough give that was not in the article?

• The Carpathia traveled to the Titanic's location.

• Passengers were put into lifeboats.

• The lights on the Titanic went out deck by deck.

• The Titanic sank into the ocean.