Primary or Secondary Source? and Writing About History!

What is a source?

• a time or location where an event has occurred

• someone or something that provides information

Ancient Sumerian writing

Primary or Secondary? (type P or S)

World History Textbook

Primary or Secondary? (type P or S)

Documentary about the past life of Ancient Egyptians

Primary or Secondary? (type P or S)

Biography of China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang

Primary or Secondary? (type P or S)

Weapon from Ancient Indian soldier

Primary or Secondary? (type P or S)

Magazine describing the Ancient Pyramids

Primary or Secondary? (type P or S)

Photograph taken of Mt. Everest by a tourist at the China border

Primary or Secondary? (type P or S)

Diary entry of a papyrus (paper) maker in Ancient Egypt.

Primary or Secondary? (type P or S)

Draw a Primary Source related to baseball! (Think: ARTIFACT!)