Primary & Secondary Sources

Newspaper (written on or near the date of the event)

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Something created well AFTER the event.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Textbooks

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Encyclopedias

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Biographies

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Research Websites

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Documentaries

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Created on or near the date of the event.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Second hand account.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Something created by someone who did NOT experience the event.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source