Sources

A ___________ is material that was created by someone who did not witness or experience an event firsthand.

• Primary source

• Secondary source

A _________ is made up or written by a person who witnessed an event.

• Primary source

• Secondary source

An interview with a soldier about his experience during a war would be a:

• Primary source

• Secondary source

A piece of pottery from Ancient Greece is a:

• Primary source

• Secondary source

A book about the Grand Canyon is a:

• Primary source

• Secondary source

Which of the following is a PRIMARY source:

• An autobiography written by Barack Obama

• Our social studies textbook

• A show about WWII on the History Channel

• A magazine article about Charli D'Amelio

What is an example of a SECONDARY source?

• an interview with Mr. Sarullo talking about working during COVID

• Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech

• A book about people involved in the colonization of America

• A journal kept by a soldier

An example of a secondary source:

• Interview

• Dictionary

• Letters

• Photographs

An example of a primary source:

• Letters

• Textbooks

• Dictionaries

• Encyclopedias

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