Review: Primary and secondary sources

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War

• Primary

• Secondary

An autobiography is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A photograph is an example of a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

The United States Constitution

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning strike.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A journal written by Lewis about his exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A history book describing Lewis and Clark's exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A newspaper article from 1941 describing the attack on Pearl Harbor.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source