Primary and Secondary Sources

An autobiography of Jackie Robinson is an example of a

• primary source

• secondary source

You interview your teacher about why she is a teacher. Is that a primary or secondary source?

• Primary

• Secondary

Your mom took pictures of you and your friends during your birthday party. What kind of source is that?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

You write a report on Abraham Lincoln. What kind of source is that?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A third grader makes a model of the Titanic. What source is that?

• Primary

• Secondary

Newspaper articles could be a primary or secondary source depending on when they were written?

• True

• False

A letter written by George Washington is a

• primary source

• secondary source

Martin Luther King, jr.'s "I have a dream.." speech is an example of a

• primary source

• secondary source