Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

RI 4.6

Approaches to Learning

• Research skills - I can use critical literacy skills to analyze information. 

• Self - Management skills - I can take ownership of my learning.

Multiple Choice

A diary entry by a girl who had to evacuate from an earthquake in San Francisco in 1906. Which type of account is this?

• Firsthand

• Secondhand

Multiple Choice

An article about Native Americans in the United States. What type of account is this?

• Firsthand

• Secondhand

Multiple Choice

An interview with Hazza Al Mansouri. What type of account is this?

• Firsthand

• Secondhand

Multiple Choice

A letter from your best friend. What type of account is this?

• Firsthand

• Secondhand

Multiple Choice

A hurricane report by a reporter on the beach. What type of account is this?

• Firsthand

• Secondhand

Poll

How well do you understand firsthand and secondhand accounts?

• I understand

• I am on my way

• I need help

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