Primary and Secondary Sources

What is a primary source?

• A document or physical object created during the time under study

• A publication that interprets or analyzes events reported in a primary source

• A presidential biography

• A history textbook or magazine article

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

• A journal article interpreting previous findings

• A film of the Wright brothers flight

• A book about the effects of World War one

• A criticism or commentary on an event

How can you determine if a source is primary or secondary?

• By analyzing the author's conclusions

• By checking if the source is available in library databases

• By considering if the author was present at the event

• By looking for personal experiences or eyewitness accounts

What does a secondary source do?

• Provides an inside view of a particular event

• Interprets, analyzes, or draws conclusions about events reported in a primary source

• Offers original documents such as speeches or photographs

• Reports new research or findings

Where can primary and secondary source material be found?

• Only in library databases

• Only on reputable sites on the Internet

• Both in library databases and on reputable sites on the Internet

• Only in history textbooks or encyclopedias

An autobiography is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

The Declaration of Independence

• Secondary Source
• Primary Source

• Primary
• Secondary

What type of source is this? An original photograph from the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor that you found in your grandparents photo album

• Primary
• Secondary

Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?

• Original uniforms worn by soldiers

• Diaries written at the time of an event

• Video of a historical event

• A poem written by your classmate about a famous person