Primary & Secondary Sources

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

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

At school we use textbooks to learn about the history? When we use textbooks, what are we using?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

A photograph is an example of a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

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

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

I found a letter to one of my friends in the locker room after school the other day. I know it’s private, but I want to read it! What is the letter?

• A secondary source, duh.
• Primary.   SOOOOO primary.

An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War

• Primary

• Secondary

A newspaper article created about 9/11 at the same time of 9/11

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9