Content of an outline from primary and secondary sources

It contains new information that has not been interpreted, evaluated, paraphrased, or condensed.

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Sources

Are often written well after the events they report on, and can put past information into its historical context.

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Sources

It provides "second-hand" information that has been digested, analyzed, recorded or interpreted.

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Sources

It is an original "first-hand", or "eye-witness" account offering an inside view.

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Sources

Which is NOT an example of Secondary Sources:

• Textbook

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Encyclopedia

An example of Primary Sources:

• Newspaper Articles

• Dictionary

• Government Records

• Atlas

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

• Diaries written at the time of an event

• A song about World War II from your classmate

• Footage of a historical event

• Original uniforms worn at a time in history

What type of source is this? A magazine article from 2011 titled “Mining in the Old West in the 1860’s-1890’s”

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

What type of source is this? An encyclopedia entry on the Vietnam War.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Which in the following is an example of a Primary Source?

• A newspaper article outlining the effect of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

• The diary of Anne Frank -a young girl who lived in hiding during the Holocaust.

• A chapter in your world history textbook about the Ancient Greeks.

• Sources created later by someone who did not participate in the event.