Account 1 (Jenna's journal): I gripped the rail as the coaster climbed, and I screamed the whole way down. Account 2 (school news): According to riders, the new coaster drops ninety feet. Which account is firsthand, and why?

Account A (Mr. Vega's letter): The wind shook our windows all night, and I could not sleep. Account B (town record): According to officials, the storm knocked down more than two hundred trees. What does the letter give that the record does not?

Which phrase would most likely begin a secondhand account of a school fire drill?

A diary entry written by a soldier who fought in a battle is a ___ account.

From Kara's diary: Our class practiced the play for three weeks. The show started at seven o'clock. I waited behind the curtain with my hands shaking. Ms. Patel directed the play. What detail from Kara's diary shows that she was there that night?

A news article written today about a shipwreck from 1912 is a secondhand account.

Account 1 (Luis's letter): I marched near the front, and the drums were so loud I could feel them. Account 2 (history book): Reporters wrote that the parade lasted two hours and had eleven bands. What does the book give that the letter does not?

A class is studying the first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. Which source would be a firsthand account of that flight?

A diary entry and a news article can describe the same event. What makes one of them firsthand and the other secondhand?

Account 1 (firefighter's diary): I carried the ladder to the window, and my arms burned by the time I reached the top. Account 2 (news article): Officials reported that firefighters rescued three families. How is the article different from the diary?

Which sentence is most likely from a firsthand account of a school concert?

A writer uses interviews, photographs, and library books to describe a famous inventor. What kind of account is the writer most likely creating?

True or False: A diary entry written by a child during a blizzard is a secondhand account of the blizzard.

Which detail would you expect to find in a firsthand account?

Which detail would you expect to find in a secondhand account?

A student writes, “My hands shook as I stepped onto the balance beam.” Which clue shows this is firsthand?

A secondhand account is put together from research, interviews, or records instead of the writer's own experience. Which statement about it is true?

Which source would be the best firsthand account of a city parade?

Two accounts describe a soccer game. One is by the goalie who played in the game, and the other is by a reporter who interviewed the teams afterward. How are the accounts different?

A student is writing a report about a big storm. Why might she read both a firsthand account and a secondhand account of it?