Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts of "I Have a Dream Speech"

By Presha Elder

How is paragraph organized?

​ There’s a reason why dogs are called “man’s best friend.” The good friendship that we have with dogs is thousands of years old and, as with most good friendships, was formed by mutual benefit. Dogs are of great value to people because they use their keen senses to detect threats and alert their owners by barking. You may find your dog’s yapping to be quite annoying, but under some circumstances it can be quite helpful. But people are of great value to dogs too. Dogs who live with people usually have easier access to food and a safer place to stay than they would on their own, and that truly is what friends are for.

Presha E. Text Structure

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Multiple Choice

How is the paragraph organized?

• Chronological Order

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

How do you know?

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What evidence from the picture tells you this?

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What conclusion can you draw from the picture about this event?​

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What is this famous event?

​What are some firsthand material you have read recently?

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What secondhand material have you read recently?

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How can you tell the difference?​

• Use third person

• Is a secondary source

• The person was not there and is mostly composed of facts.​

Secondhand accounts

• Use first person

• Is a primary source

• The person was actually there and it will usually include feelings, emotions, etc...

Firsthand accounts

Firsthand accounts vs. Secondhand accounts​

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Poll

What are examples of primary sources?

• Biographies

• Letters

• Encyclopedia Entries

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What are examples of secondary sources?

• Letters

• Emails

• Encyclopedia Entries

Multiple Select

This encyclopedia source is:

Choose TWO answers.

• Primary source

• Secondhand account of I have a dream speech.

• Firsthand account of I have a dream speech.

• Secondary Source

Multiple Select

This autobiography is an example of a:

Choose TWO answers.

• Primary source

• Secondhand account of I have a dream speech.

• Firsthand account of I have a dream speech.

• Secondary Source

​"I have a dream"

speech

Encyclopedia ​

​Autobiography

• The author talks about his feelings about the speech. He was there.

• The author uses his emotions towards the speech.

• He tells what he does before and after.

• He uses first person (personal experience

• Use facts only

• Third person point of view

• Author was NOT present during the speech.

• Gives Dates

Multiple Choice

How is the information in the encyclopedia entry of "I Have a Dream" Speech different from the information in the excerpt from the autobiography?

• The encyclopedia gives the weather of the "I Have a Dream" speech was given and the autobiography does not.

• The autobiography account of "I Have a Dream" gives specific dates and the encyclopedia does not.

• The autobiography gives a personal experience of the "I have a Dream" Speech and the encyclopedia does not.

• The encyclopedia uses facts to tell a story and the autobiography does not.

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