Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

A firsthand account is the description of an event by a person who __________________________________.

• was there at the event and experienced it.

• did not see the event himself/herself; he/she just heard about it happening.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

A secondhand account is the description of an event by a person who __________________________________.

• was there at the event and experienced it.

• did not see the event himself/herself; he/she just heard about it happening.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Secondhand accounts are also called PRIMARY sources.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Choose the Sources that are considered FIRSTHAND or PRIMARY SOURCES:

• autobiographies

• history textbooks

• letters

• interviews

• movies

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Choose the Sources that are considered SECONDARY SOURCES:

• legal documents

• reports

• letters

• encyclopedias

• videos or photos

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which account is based off of research?

• Firsthand Accounts

• Secondary Accounts

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Choose: Firsthand or Secondhand Account

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account

Choose: Firsthand or Secondhand Account

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account

Choose: Firsthand or Secondhand Account

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account

Choose: Firsthand or Secondhand Account

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account