Primary Vs. Secondary

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

Something made about an event or time period by someone who was not 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

A report about the life of Abraham Lincoln written by a 5th grade student

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which answer below is a Secondary Source?

• Autobiography

• Photograph

• Diary

• Textbook

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

• Primary

• Secondary

I go to a play about Christopher Columbus discovering America. What is the play?

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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