Firsthand vs. Secondhand Accounts

Front

Direct experience or observation

Back

Firsthand account

Front

Information from someone else's experience

Back

Secondhand account

Front

Example of firsthand account

Back

Diary entry

Front

Example of secondhand account

Back

Newspaper article

Front

Firsthand account

Back

Autobiography

Front

Secondhand account

Back

Biography

Front

Firsthand account

Back

Witness testimony

Front

Secondhand account

Back

History book

Front

Firsthand account

Back

Personal letter

Front

Secondhand account

Back

Documentary film