Primary and Secondary Sources

What is a primary source

• information that comes directly from a person or source

• information that is a summary of another source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Is a journal writing a primary or secondary source?

• primary source

• secondary source

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

What is a secondary source

• information that comes directly from a person or source

• information that is a summary of another source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Is a textbook a primary or secondary source?

• primary source

• secondary source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Is a testimonial from someone on the scene of a crime a primary or secondary source?

• primary source

• secondary source

Is a skeleton found on a scene a primary or secondary source?

• primary source

• secondary source

Is a video clip of a speech from history a primary or secondary source?

• primary source

• secondary source

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Is an essay about an event a primary or secondary source?

• primary source

• secondary source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Is a summary news report about an event a primary or secondary source?

• primary source

• secondary source

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Is an original artwork by an artist a primary or secondary source?

• primary source

• secondary source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9