Firsthand vs Secondhand Account

You receive a letter from your friend, Romel, who has been away at camp all summer. He tells you all about the fun activities that he has gotten to do while at camp.

• Firsthand account

• Secondhand account

The reporter was at the Downtown Spartanburg parade. After seeing the parade, she reported live news about the parade.

• Firsthand account

• Second hand account

Select the best definition for "account"

• information directly from the original source

• show unlikeness or differences

• a report or description of an event or experience

• the subject of the text

Select the best definition for "secondhand account"

• information comes directly from the person who was actually at the event

• thing or place that is of greatest interest

• show similarities

• information comes from the person who researched about the event

Select the best definition of "firsthand account"

• the person telling the story is the person who DID NOT have the experience

• the person telling the story IS the person who had the experience

In January, one of your classroom periodicals features articles about Martin Luther King, Jr. The first article you read summarizes important events in his life.

• Firsthand account

• Secondhand account

After your class has read the articles, your teacher finds Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream"speech on the Internet. She projects it on the screen, and the entire class watches King deliver his famous speech.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

You just finished reading a book called Manning: A Father, His Sons, and a Football Legacy by Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the personal story of this famous football family.

• Firsthand account

• Secondhand account

After your teacher tells you and your classmates a funny story about her first time riding a roller coaster, your classmate draws a comic strip about the event. The COMIC STRIP is...

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

Is this passage written by firsthand or secondhand accounts?

"Today I went to the mall to hang out with my friends. We had such a great time because we bought lots of toys and clothes for Christmas!"

• firsthand account

• secondhand account