Primary and Secondary Sources

An autobiography is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Secondhand information is an example of a secondary source

• True
• False

Your parents describing how your great grandfather came to America.

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Sources

Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?

• Original uniforms worn by soldiers

• Diaries written at the time of an event

• video of a historical event

• A poem about a famous person from your classmate

Which of these is NOT an example of a secondary source?

• Newspaper articles
• Diary entry
• Encyclopedia
• Textbook

What is a primary source?

• A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.

• A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.

A diary is a...

• primary source

• secondary source

gossip is a...

• primary source

• secondary source

An original art piece is a...

• primary source

• secondary source