Primary and Secondary Sources CFU

A source that summarizes, describes, or interprets, primary sources

• primary source
• tertiary source
• independent source
• secondary source

To examine parts of something in detail

• analyze
• evaluate
• ignore
• inspect

A source written by a person who actually experienced the event they recorded

• secondary source
• tertiary source
• quaternary source
• primary source

To study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of (something)

• conclude
• synthesize
• ignore
• analyze

Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)

• To confuse or mislead
• To ignore or disregard
• To complicate or obfuscate
• To provide understanding or significance

A narrative composed from personal experience

• poem
• biography
• novel
• memoir

The biography of a person narrated by that person : a usually written account of a person's life in their own words

• autobiography
• biography
• novel
• dictionary

A work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge

• Dictionary
• Novel
• Cookbook
• Encyclopedia