Primary and Secondary Sources

What is a primary source?

• A piece of information that was created during the time period that it describes.

• A piece of information that was created after the time period that it describes.

• A piece of information made by unicorns.

• A piece of information gathered for the use of students ONLY!

What is a secondary source?

• A piece of information that was created during the time period that it is describes.

• A piece of information that was created after the time period that it describes.

• A piece of information made by unicorns.

• A fictional piece of information.

Which is NOT a primary source?

• A journal written by Lewis and Clark.

• A history book describing the Underground Railroad.

• An autobiography written by Wilbur Wright.

• A diary written by George Washington.

Which of these is NOT a secondary source?

• An actor describing and acting out an event that happened a 100 years ago.

• A TV show explaining the Civil War.

• The Declaration of Independence.

• A website describing World War 2.

Which is NOT a primary source?

• A direct quote given by Simone Biles about her Olympic journey.

• The Diary of Anne Frank.

• The Gettysburg Address (speech given by Abraham Lincoln).

• A biography about Alexander Graham Bell.

Which is NOT a secondary source?

• An autobiography about Bill Clinton.

• A TV show explaining the events of World War 1.

• A classmate giving a report on the French and Indian War.

• A history book about the first constitutional convention.

Which is NOT a primary source?

• A group of actors acting out the events from when settlers first came to the U.S.

• A diary written by soldier in Civil War.

• A newspaper article written when Martin Luther King gave his, "I Have a Dream Speech."

• The Declaration of Independence.

Which is NOT a secondary source?

• An autobiography on Kristi Yamaguchi.

• A TV show on Abraham Lincoln.

• A website describing the events of the Constitutional Convention.

• A movie on 9/11.

Which is NOT a primary source?

• The Diary of Anne Frank.

• A letter written from a soldier describing the attack on Pearl Harbor.

• A friend describing a tornado they saw last year.

• A biography on Andrew Garfield.

Which is not a secondary source?

• A journal article written about how Native Americans lived long ago.

• A biography written about Martin Luther King.

• A TV show about the Civil War.

• A letter from someone who witnessed MLK's famous speech.