History Source Analysis

What is a primary source?

• Something created at the time of an event

• Something created after an event

• Something made before 1400

• Something made by museums

What is a secondary source?

• A verbal account of an event

• Something made at the time of an event

• Something made after an event that talks about it

• Trick question, they don't exist

What is bias?

• The proper name for a published source

• A painting technique

• A sect of Catholic priests responsible for recording history

• Unfair preference or prejudice in a source

Which source is more likely to be trusted?

• Book by a famous historian

• Book by a celebrity

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which source is more likely to be trusted?

• Interview 40 years after the event.

• Interview 1 year after the event.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which source is more likely to be trusted?

• Newspaper article from a major newspaper

• High School Textbook

If the question tells me to include the motive of the source, I must mention:

• Its point of view

• Where it came from

• How it answers the question

• Why it was created

the way someone looks at an issue, an event, or a person

• effect

• point of view

Sourcing is...

• considering who wrote a document, when, and why, to determine its usefulness

• understanding how the setting of a historical event (time & place) affected what happened

• carefully looking at an account or document to consider details

• considering all available information to decide what matters