First-hand & Second-hand Accounts | Use with Book Malala’s Magic Pencil | 4-6

This week-long literary unit focuses on teaching what a first-hand account and second-hand account are and how to compare and contrast these different texts. Through the use of engaging picture books, students will learn how to compare and contrast first and second-hand accounts.   You will want to have the following texts available for use throughout this unit. You may be able to find a read-aloud of the books on YouTube. Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story by Rebecca Langston-George   The student pages are designed to be used in interactive notebooks, but can also be used as printables.   This unit is available as a printable PDF and as a digital version using Google Slides.   Unit Includes: Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram First-hand Account Interactive Notebook Pages Second-hand Account Interactive Notebook Pages Practice Writing First and Second-hand Accounts Assessment   STANDARDS: FOURTH GRADE CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.6Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.   FIFTH GRADE CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.¬†   SIXTH GRADE CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.9Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).   ***************************************************************************