Gathering and Evaluating Sources

What is the origin of a source?

• Who created it.

• Where/when it was created.

• What the format of the source is.

• Primary or secondary source.

What is the structure of a source?

• Who created it.

• Where/when it was created.

• What the format of the source is.

• Primary or secondary source.

What is the authority of a source?

• Who created it.

• Where/when it was created.

• What the format of the source is.

• Primary or secondary source.

A source that was created at the time of an event or by a first-hand witness.

• Authority

• Primary

• Secondary

• Origin

A source that was created after the event and/or by someone who was not there at the time.

• Authority

• Primary

• Secondary

• Structure

Who is the authority?

Matteson and Gauthier. "The Pilgrims signing the compact, on board the May Flower, Nov. 11th, 1620." 1859.

• Matteson and Gauthier

• “The Pilgrims signing the compact, on board the May Flower, Nov. 11th, 1620”

• 1859

• Painting/Picture/Image

What is the structure?

Matteson and Gauthier. "The Pilgrims signing the compact, on board the May Flower, Nov. 11th, 1620." 1859.

• Matteson and Gauthier

• “The Pilgrims signing the compact, on board the May Flower, Nov. 11th, 1620”

• 1859

• Painting/Picture/Image

What is the origin?

Matteson and Gauthier. "The Pilgrims signing the compact, on board the May Flower, Nov. 11th, 1620." 1859.

• Matteson and Gauthier

• “The Pilgrims signing the compact, on board the May Flower, Nov. 11th, 1620”

• 1859

• Painting/Picture/Image

Is this a primary or secondary source?

• Primary

• Secondary

Is this source reliable? Could we use it to study the Mayflower Compact?

• Yes

• No