Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

This type of account is created by someone who was actually at the event that he or she is writing about.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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This type of account is created by someone who learned about the event through research. The event is being describe by someone who was not there and did not experience it personally.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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A firsthand account is written in what point of view?

• first

• second

• third

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Diaries, journals, and autobiographies are examples of this type of account.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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A secondhand account is written in what point of view?

• first

• second

• third

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Informational books and textbooks are examples of this type of account.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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The diary of a soldier during the American Civil War would be an example of a _____________.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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A biography of Malala Yousafzai would be an example of a _____________.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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A newspaper article written by a survivor of a housefire about her experience would be an example of a _____________.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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An encyclopedia entry about Westward expansion would be an example of a _____________.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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