Primary & Secondary Sources

What can you remember to help you remember primary sources?

• L.A.M.P.S.

• B.R.E.N.T.

• Never Eat Soggy Waffles

• Love

What can you remember to help you name secondary sources?

• L.A.

• B.R.E.N.T.

• Never Eat Soggy Waffles

• Love

Give one reason why ONLY using primary sources is not good.

• Primary sources give you an idea about what people alive saw or thought about an event.

• Primary sources only reflect ONE point a view & may have someone's prejudice/bias.

Identify if the source is primary or secondary -

letters

• primary source

• secondary source

Identify if the source is primary or secondary - encyclopedia?

• Primary source

• Secondary source

Which source comes at a later time or after an event has taken place?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

What's the problem with ONLY using secondary sources?

• Secondary sources cannot reflect what people at the time thought or felt about an event.

• Secondary sources represent a more fair account of an event.

Is the source primary or secondary?

Textbooks

• primary source

• secondary source

Is the source primary or secondary -

maps?

• primary source

• secondary source

Is the source primary or secondary?

Speeches

• primary source

• secondary source