Primary and Secondary Sources & Historical Thinking Skills

An artifact, document, diary, manuscript, or other source of information created at the time of study is a .... 

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source  

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CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.9

Which document is a secondary source? 

• Research findings on video gaming's effects
• Population statistics from the U.S Census Bureau  
• An almanac 
• Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address  

What should you do when you contextualize sources? 

• Determine when and where the document was created within the history of the topic.
• Determine which document is more reliable. 
• Determine the language(words, phrases, images, symbols) that is used in the document. 
• Determine the author of the document 

A marriage record is a...

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a secondary source? 

• Interprets and analyzes primary sources
• One or more steps removed from the event 
• May have pictures, quotes, or graphics of primary sources in them
• Created during an experience or time period with inside view of a particular event

A map produced in 2016 showing what land European countries controlled in America in the 18th century would be considered a...

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

The questions "Who wrote this?" "Where was it written?" "When was it written?" "What is the purpose of this document?" are examples of...

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

• Close Reading

• Sourcing

A public opinion poll on who should be elected for President in November is an example of a...

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

When analyzing sources, what should you read first? 

• Source information
• Context information 
• Content information 
• Corroborate information

Which document is a secondary source?

• U.S Census Statistics
• An analysis of Julius Caesar
• Autobiography of Andi Dorfman
• An e-mail from your boss