Primary sources

Primary sources __________.

• are records of the present time
• were created by people who lived at the time
• are personal records only
• are private records only

Which is an example of a document?

• a Greek vase
• The Declaration of Independence
• a photograph from 100 years ago
• an object from 200 years ago 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What are records of the past that were created by people who experienced the events themselves?

• documents
• objects
• primary sources
• legal records

A ________ is an official piece of paper with writing on it.

• map
• art
• photograph
• document

A ________ is a daily record of what happens in the writer's life.

• legal record
• photograph
• diary
• newspaper article

Is The Declaration of Independence a primary or secondary source?

• Primary
• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Is a video of Obama's Inaugural Address a primary or secondary source?

• Primary
• Secondary

A classmate giving a report about Cleopatra is a primary or secondary source?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Is this painting of "Washington Crossing the Delaware" from 1850 a primary or secondary source of the Revolutionary War in 1776?

• Primary
• Secondary

A photograph is a primary or secondary source?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source