Comparing Accounts

What is an example of a firsthand account?

• a newspaper article about the president visiting a local elementary school
• a letter written by someone who saw their house destroyed by a tornado
• a nonfiction book about the sinking of the Titanic
• a science textbook

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 What is an example of a secondhand account?

• a speech given by Abraham Lincoln
• an article about the Joplin tornadoes
• an interview 
•  an text written by someone to describe how it felt to see their destroyed by a fire

Choose the answer below that BEST describes an inference that could be made about the author's point of view from The Sinking of the Titanic.

• there was too many people on the ship
• ships should be built better
• the author feels that this was a disastrous event
• the author feels that the captain should have been more careful

Choose the answer below that BEST describes an inference that could be made about the author's point of view from The Unsinkable Titanic.

• No ship is truly unsinkable
• the Titanic should have been built better
• there were too many people on the ship
• unicorns are better that ships

Choose the answer that BEST describes the text structure of The sinking of the Titanic.

• cause and effect
• compare and contrast
• description
• sequence

Choose the answer that BEST describes the text structure of the Unsinkable Titanic.

• cause and effect
• comparison
• description
• sequence

Which statement below BEST describes the author's purpose of the Unsinkable Titanic?

• to teach others about ships
• to tell about his experience of the ship sinking
• to inform others about the sinking of the Titanic
• to entertain

Which statement below BEST describes the author's purpose of The Sinking of the Titanic?

• to inform the reader about ships
• to tell about his experience of the ship sinking
• to tell the readers how the ship was built
• to persuade people to avoid ships

Which answer below BEST explains the author's focus of the Sinking of the Titanic?

• He wanted you to know that the Titanic was a unsinkable ship
• He wanted to teach you that ships are the best way to travel
• He wanted to share his thoughts and feelings about his experience 
• His focus was on telling you that the captain made a mistake

Which answer below BEST explains the author's focus of the Unsinkable Titanic.

• The author was focused on telling you about his experience with ships. 
• The author really wants you to know that ships are dangerous
• The author was focused on telling you about icebergs.
• The author wanted his readers to know that no ship is truly unsinkable.