Standard: CC.1.2.4.D, E04.B-C.2.1.1 Compare and contrast an event or topic told from two different points of view. Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
I can...
compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic.
describe the differences in focus of firsthand and secondhand accounts and the information provided.
LEARNING SCALE
With help, the student demonstrates partial success at 2.0 and 3.0.
I can identify text types, which are generally firsthand accounts (such as letters, diary entries, autobiographies, and speeches) and secondhand accounts (such as articles, encyclopedia entries, history books, and biographies).
I can explain that a firsthand account is a primary source, and a secondhand account is a secondary source.
Vocabulary:
point of view, first hand account, second hand account
I can compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic.
I can describe the differences in focus of firsthand and secondhand accounts and the information provided.
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