Unit one review midway

Primary Sources

• Original documents and objects which were created at the time being studied

• Examples may include

  • Photographs

  • Diaries

  • Eyewitness accounts

Multiple Choice

What is a primary source?

• A secondary source that provides indirect evidence about an event
• A modern interpretation of ancient texts
• An original source that provides direct evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art.
• A fictional story based on historical events

Secondary Sources

• Accounts that retell, analyze, or interpret events.

• Usually created after an event from a distance of time or place.

• Examples may include

  • Textbooks

  • Encyclopedia/Online reference article

  • Magazines

Multiple Choice

What is a secondary source?

• A secondary source is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere.
• A secondary source is a source that provides firsthand information.
• A secondary source is the original source of information.
• A primary source is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere.

Credibility

the quality of being trusted and believed in.

What are some ways that we can tell a source is credible?





What does it mean to be trustworthy to you?

Multiple Choice

How could you define a credible source?

• A credible source is biased, unreliable, and lacks evidence.
• A credible source is trustworthy, reliable, and based on evidence.
• A credible source is sensationalized, unverifiable, and opinion-based.
• A credible source is obscure, outdated, and unprofessional.

You and your friends hear that Drake is coming to Winston Salem on
his next concert tour. Where do you go to find out if it is true?

-A Blog written by the Drake fan Club

-Ticket Master Website

-The official Drake website under “Upcoming Concert Tours”

Multiple Choice

Which source is the most credible?

• Ticketmaster

• Drake fanclub website

• Drake tour website

I want more information about a new law that was just passed. What is the most
credible source to find this information?

●A newspaper article written by a White House
Correspondent.

●An Editorial (Opinion) written by a politician.

●Go to www.senate.gov and read the law for myself.

Multiple Choice

What source is the most credible?

• Senate.gov

• white house correspondent

• An editorial

Perspective

●Events can be interpreted in different
ways by different people depending on
their background, culture ,
experiences, and more

●People may not remember everything
they saw

●People may have motivation not to tell
the truth or to withhold information

●A bias can influence how people see
and interpret events

Multiple Choice

What might be the best way to define perspective?

• A method of cooking pasta
• A particular attitude or way of regarding something; a point of view.
• A type of fruit
• A specific measurement of distance

Always Ask Yourself

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Before reading a document ask yourself:

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• Who wrote this?

●• What is the author’sperspective?

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• Why was it written?

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• When was it written?

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• Where was it written?

●• Is it reliable? Why? Why not?

Open Ended

In at least one word descibe how your 6th grade year is going so far