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Grade 5 Reading & Writing · World 7: Expedition Lab · Level 58
Firsthand and Secondhand
Compare a firsthand and a secondhand account of one event.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 58
- A firsthand account comes from someone who was there. A diary, a letter, or an interview tells what that person saw and felt.
- A secondhand account comes from someone who wasn't there, but gathered information, like an encyclopedia or a textbook.
- Each one helps differently. Firsthand gives feelings and small details. Secondhand gives the big picture, with numbers and dates.
- Our accounts here were made up for the lesson. When you research, real diaries and letters are amazing to find.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 5.T.T.2.c — Compare and contrast first and secondhand accounts of the same event or topic using primary and/or secondary sources. (I)