Primary Source vs. Secondary Source

Chris Evans describing his role in Captain America

• Primary source

• Secondary source

A reporter describing Chris Evans role in Captain America

• Primary source

• Secondary source

A postcard

• Primary source

• Secondary source

A biography

• Primary source

• Secondary source

An autobiography

• Primary source

• Secondary source

A magazine article about Hellen Keller

• Primary source

• Secondary source

Year 7 History textbook

• Primary source

• Secondary source

A newspaper article with eye witness accounts

• Primary source

• Secondary source

A newspaper article about writer’s opinions

• Primary source

• Secondary source

Fossil of a Dinosaur

• Primary source

• Secondary source