{"id":3097,"date":"2023-09-25T00:03:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T04:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2025-07-30T18:53:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:53:38","slug":"teaching-firsthand-secondhand-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3097","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3097\" class=\"elementor elementor-3097\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c0b9ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c0b9ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1708d58\" data-id=\"1708d58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49a131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c49a131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/Teaching-Firsthand-and-Secondhand-Accounts.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeeb04f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeeb04f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Firsthand and secondhand accounts are one of those\u00a0<span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">things that are <em>easy to\u00a0say<\/em> but<\/span>\u00a0a little trickier to <em>teach<\/em> reading skills.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Before we dive in, here\u2019s a little story from my family archives. My dad was a genealogy buff. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">T<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he kind of guy who had color-coded binders and could connect us to people like Frances Scott Key. Yep\u2014the guy who wrote \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner.\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apparently,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> one of his relatives married into our family, so we joke that we have a \u201cstring of Keys\u201d in our family tree. <img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f3b9.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfb9\" \/><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On the flip side, my mom\u2019s cousin married a woman whose family was granted land on Edisto Island <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">by King George<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. And somewhere in the bloodline, there\u2019s a signer of the Declaration of Independence named Pinckney. So, naturally, every generation gets someone named Pinckney. These fun facts didn\u2019t make me famous, but they <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">did<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> make me love digging into different kinds of accounts\u2014and how we <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tell<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> stories, whether we were there or not.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Which brings us back to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Firsthand vs. Secondhand accounts<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2014and why your students need to know the difference!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be2d0a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6be2d0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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It includes the printables you need to complete some of the activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e442adc elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e442adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/Firsthand-Secondhand-Accounts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c51896 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c51896\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1cfa9f\" data-id=\"e1cfa9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d286027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d286027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Teaching Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts Rules and Examples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5a9d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc5a9d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why This Skill Matters (Yes, Really!)<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Understanding firsthand and secondhand accounts helps students:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">evaluate <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">credibility<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">bias<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">improve <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reading comprehension<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">strengthen <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">historical analysis<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">become responsible <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">media consumers<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">let\u2019s be honest\u2014half the internet is secondhand information trying to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sound like<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> firsthand experience. Helping students figure out <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">who\u2019s <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">really<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> telling the story<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">major<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> life skill.<\/span><\/p><h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Firsthand vs. Secondhand: The Basics<\/span><\/h2><h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Firsthand Account<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-096d88c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"096d88c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d4fa39\" data-id=\"7d4fa39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7edfd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7edfd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/Teaching-Firsthand-and-Secondhand-Accounts-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2288193\" data-id=\"2288193\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc29d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc29d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The author was <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">there<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. They lived it, saw it, heard it, or experienced it personally.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udc40 <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Look for:<\/span><\/em><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">first-person pronouns: <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I, me, we<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">feeli<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ngs, opinions, and vivid details<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">subjective language<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5409a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5409a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Examples of Firsthand Accounts<\/span><\/h3><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">diaries or journals<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">interviews<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">speeches<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">photographs and videos taken by the person who experienced the event<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">newspaper articles or news reports written by someone present at the event<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">eyewitness accounts of historical events written by people who were there<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">social media posts and blogs written by people who experienced an event<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">autobiographies<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">letters and emails<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5b8a21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5b8a21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48e2136\" data-id=\"48e2136\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63bf15d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63bf15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Secondhand Account<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-23a3c81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23a3c81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f14a4f6\" data-id=\"f14a4f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e67809 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e67809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/Teaching-Firsthand-and-Secondhand-Accounts-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c2bc6e\" data-id=\"1c2bc6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8707380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8707380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The author was <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">not there<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. They learned about the event from research or interviews.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udc40 <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Look for:<\/span><\/em><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">third-person pronouns: <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he, she, they<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">factual summaries<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">info <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">pulled from several sources<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">objective tone<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a63036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a63036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Examples of Secondhand Accounts<\/span><\/h3><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">encyclopedia entries<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">biographies [an account of a famous person based on research]<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">textbooks<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">newspaper [a news report about a crime witnessed by someone else]<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">magazine [a summary of a scientific study conducted by other researchers]<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a narrative told by a friend about something that happened to someone else<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a book review of a novel written by another author<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58fd26 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d58fd26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fbafec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fbafec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Identifying Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts<\/h3><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Is the passage from a nonfictional resource or a fictional account?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Does an eyewitness tell the story of the event? Was the person telling you about the event present to see it take place?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Where did the passage come from?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Does the text contain opinions?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From which point of view is the text written?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Does the text list reference sources?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>Anchor Chart<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d171b6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d171b6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe4bdc0\" data-id=\"fe4bdc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ea9dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3ea9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/Teaching-Firsthand-and-Secondhand-Accounts-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Firsthand and Secondhand Account Anchor Chart\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4317b4f\" data-id=\"4317b4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e01463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e01463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0An anchor chart on Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts is a valuable tool that enhances students\u2019 understanding and provides quick reference points. It can be a helpful visual aid to support instruction and move students toward achieving success.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9741a7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9741a7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fd8024\" data-id=\"4fd8024\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2e2b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f2e2b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">Quick Video (Perfect for Intro)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d076fa8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d076fa8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebb33fa\" data-id=\"ebb33fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ab13eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9ab13eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=o5THVDRJsM4&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bookunitsteacher.com\\\/writing\\\/video.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Video Lesson&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;url&quot;},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Use it as your hook before any of the activities above.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b746ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b746ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54be815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54be815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity 1: Quick Compare<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c2cc37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c2cc37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-62de8cd\" data-id=\"62de8cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96268ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96268ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/Teaching-Firsthand-and-Secondhand-Accounts-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67d55bb\" data-id=\"67d55bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201325a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"201325a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The handout includes practice exercises for students. Students will read short firsthand and secondhand accounts of the following events and explain how they differ:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apollo 11 Moon Landing in 1969<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Wright Brothers\u2019 First Flight (1903)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Boston Tea Party (1773)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Great Wall of China (various periods)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c6c36b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c6c36b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity 2: Eyewitness Investigation (Crowd Favorite!)<\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here\u2019s where it gets fun. Split your class:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Group A<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> stays in the classroom.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Group B<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> goes on a short water or bathroom break.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> While Group B is gone, something <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">memorable<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> happens in the classroom. (Parent volunteers dressed as pirates? A hedgehog in a bowtie? Go wild.)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When Group B returns:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Eyewitnesses<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> describe what happened (firsthand).<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Investigators<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> interview them.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Journalists<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> write the secondhand report.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hands-on, hilarious, and educational. A trifecta.<\/span><\/p><h3>Activity 3: Sorting<\/h3><p>Hand out text snippets, short passages that are either firsthand or secondhand. Students read, sort, and justify their choices. Great for centers or whole-group discussion.<\/p><p>By sorting these snippets, students can practice distinguishing between firsthand and secondhand accounts based on personal experiences, senses, and direct involvement.<\/p><h3>Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts Practice on the Web<\/h3><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Use the stories on the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/category\/news\/kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Good News Network<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The stories are inspirational. Some articles include direct quotes. Others contain videos and pictures. Select a few to share with students. Discuss if the pieces have firsthand or secondhand information.<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sadlier.com\/school\/ela-blog\/reading-strategy-lesson-contrasting-firsthand-secondhand-texts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sadlier School<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[A four-day lesson plan using Ruby Bridges is provided. You must provide an email address to download the materials.]<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishworksheetsland.com\/grade4\/readinginfo\/6\/4venn.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>English Worksheets Land<\/strong><\/a> [Two articles about the same event, plus a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the two accounts, are provided.]<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b5a412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b5a412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everything\u2019s ready for you: activities, examples, and printables. Just click below and go.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a54c1f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7a54c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/Firsthand-Secondhand-Accounts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e1190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37e1190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Teaching firsthand and secondhand accounts doesn\u2019t have to be dry or textbook-y. With a <\/span><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">little<\/span><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> imagination\u2014and maybe a hedgehog\u2014your students will not only grasp the concept, they\u2019ll <\/span><em style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">remember it<\/em><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And who knows? <\/span><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Maybe<\/span><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> one day <\/span><em style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">they\u2019ll<\/em><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> be the ones writing the firsthand account <\/span><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">about<\/span><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> their hilarious fourth-grade classroom<\/span><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2026 <\/span><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with the teacher who made learning unforgettable.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-127e0ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"127e0ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cd2950\" data-id=\"3cd2950\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f67db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2f67db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"col-sm-9\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">See the product that inspired this post.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8556689 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8556689\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5079c24\" data-id=\"5079c24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3ecf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a3ecf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Tall-Tales-Paul-Bunyan-John-Henry-Davy-Crockett-Mike-Fink-2406684\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/accounts\/cover2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Tall Tales\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9059c90\" data-id=\"9059c90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389a97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"389a97d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you need some additional materials to help teach firsthand and secondhand accounts, you might like to take a look at\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Tall-Tales-Paul-Bunyan-John-Henry-Davy-Crockett-Mike-Fink-2406684\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tall Tales<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> on Teachers Pay Teachers.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a5a426 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9a5a426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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