Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Primary source documents include all of the following EXCEPT --

• An autobiography

• Literature review

• Original research

• Manuscript material

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Secondary source documents include all of the following EXCEPT:

• A biography

• An analysis of original documents

• Sources created by someone who wasn't involved in the event and at a later time in history

• Original materials

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Are reference books a primary or secondary source?

• Primary

• Secondary

What type of source is an original painting hanging in the Louvre.

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Is a Newspaper from 9/12/01 a primary source for the events of 9/11?

• Yes

• No

Lin Manuel Miranda utilizes Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton Biography as a source for his musical, Hamilton. Does Miranda utilize a primary or secondary source?

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.1

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

• Original suits of armor from a time period

• Magazine written at the time of an event

• Photographs from a historical event

• A report about the Civil War from your peer

Is a scrapbook a primary or secondary source?

• Primary

• Secondary

What type of source is a Harold Bloom Literature Review on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

• Primary

• Secondary

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 secondary source?

• Magazine Articles

• Photograph

• Dictionary

• Bibliography