Describing an Event Based on Multiple Accounts

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What are some examples of types of texts that are firsthand accounts and types of texts that are secondhand accounts?

A firsthand account is a text written by someone who has experienced or participated in what is being described. 

A secondhand account is a text written by someone who has researched or learned about what is being described. The author has a different point of view in a firsthand and secondhand account

Compare Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

​SWBAT descibe an event based on firsthand and secondhand accounts