Reading: 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

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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

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

A photograph is an example of a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.

• Secondary Source
• Primary Source

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Secondhand information is an example of a secondary source

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A movie showing the life of George Washington.

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

A journal written by Sequoyah describing how he created the Cherokee alphabet.

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

Your parents describing how your great grandfather came to America.

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Sources

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9