Primary and Secondary Sources

Source that was written or created during the time of the event it covers.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Information that was created by someone who was not present at the time of the event.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

The Declaration of Independence

• Secondary Source
• Primary Source

A map drawn by Christopher Columbus is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

• Primary
• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

An audio recording of an immigrant talking about their experience of Ellis Island.

What is the audio recording in this sentence?

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

A Native American's journal that describes what it was like to meet white settlers for the first time

• Primary

• Secondary

A television show explaining about Neil Armstrong and  his walk on the moon. The TV show is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

A classmate giving a report about Cleopatra. The classmate giving the report is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Adam told me that someone got hurt during gym when he was there. Adam is the...

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source