Primary vs. Secondary Sources

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Which definition matches "primary source"?

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firsthand evidence of an event in history

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Would your great grandfather, who fought in World War II and allowed you to interview him for your class, be a primary source or secondary source?

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Primary Source

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The Diary of Anne Frank is a published book that is based entirely off of Anne Frank's diary that she kept while hiding with her family from Nazi's. Is it a Primary Source or a Secondary Source?

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Primary Source

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You have questions in science class to answer using your textbook. Is your textbook a primary source or secondary source?

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Secondary Source

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The musical Hamilton is based on the life of U.S. Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton, who passed away in 1804. Is it a Primary Source or a Secondary Source?

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Secondary Source

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A letter a man wrote to his wife from the front line of the Civil War described to her all of the fighting he had witnessed and experienced. Would this be a primary or secondary source?

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Primary Source

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Footage was taken right as a plane struck one of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Is that footage a primary source or secondary source?

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Primary Source

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Your English teacher asks you to read a Newsela article about the life of William Shakespeare, who died in 1616. Would that be a primary or secondary source?

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Secondary Source

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Is watching episodes of That 70's Show, a sitcom from the 1990's, a primary source or secondary source for understanding life in the United States during the 1970's?

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Secondary Source

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A newspaper ran a political cartoon during the last Presidential election, making fun of both candidates. Is that political cartoon a primary or secondary source?

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Primary Source