Primary and Secondary Sources

How well do you understand primary and secondary sources?

• I have learned a ton this week and feel confident.

• I know more than before, but I'm a bit wobbly.

• I know about the same.

• I need help.

A _________ source is first hand information, while a ___________ source is second hand information.

• secondary... primary

• primary... secondary

• true... false

• reliable.... non-reliable

This is an example of a...

• Primary source

• Secondary source

• Propaganda

• Context

If this meme was being used to help a researcher unpack the evolution of memes, it would be used as a...

• primary source

• secondary source

The Declaration of Independence is an example of a...

• primary source.

• secondary source.

A research paper analyzing the evolution of memes would be an example of a

• primary source.

• secondary source.

Your formal reflection about the book you read is an example of a

• primary source.

• secondary source.

If somebody in fifty years wrote a biography about you and used quotes from your reflection assignment to show your growth as a writer, your original writing would be...

• primary source

• secondary source

If somebody you didn't know writes a book about you fifty years from now, that book will be an example of a...

• primary source

• secondary source

This is an example of a...

• primary source

• secondary source