Primary and Secondary Sources

A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.

• Secondary Source
• Primary Source

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Secondhand information is an example of a secondary source

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The Declaration of Independence

• Secondary Source
• Primary Source

I am writing an essay on George Washington for my U.S. History class.  I used articles from Wikipedia and another encyclopedia.  What am I using?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?

• Original uniforms worn by soldiers

• Diaries written at the time of an event

• video of a historical event

• A poem about Obama from your classmate

Which of these is NOT an example of a secondary source?

• Newspaper articles
• Diary entry
• Encyclopedia
• Textbook

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Your parents describing how your great grandfather came to America.

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Sources

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A journal written by Sequoyah describing how he created the Cherokee alphabet.

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.6

1769 advertisement

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

 1964 photograph of Civil Rights Act of 1964 being signed

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source