PRMS Primary vs. Secondary Sources

My friends and I found an old wedding dress in our attic. My father said it belonged to my grandmother. What is the dress?

• Primary
• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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

• Primary
• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

My mom has CDs of my grandparents telling stories about when they were kids. We love to listen to these at family gatherings. What are we listening to?

• Primary
• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When I am doing homework for U.S. Government and I read the commentaries by Supreme Court Justices on landmark cases, what am I reading?

• Primary

• Secondary

Original records of a past event, usually created by someone who saw or participated in the event.

• secondary source

• journal

• diary

• primary source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Records of events that are written or told by someone who was not at the event.

• primary source

• artifact

• memoir

• secondary source

You are researching a famous figure. Which of the following is not an example of a primary source?

• Their marriage certificate

• A biography about them

• A letter they sent

• An autobiography by them

Are government records like the Census considered primary or secondary sources?

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Could a song ever be a primary source?

• Yes

• No

The Declaration of Independence,
Primary Source - True or False?

• True
• False