Primary and Secondary Sources

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What is a primary source?

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

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What is a secondary source?

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

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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.

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A history book describing the Underground Railroad.

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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. A website describing World War 2.

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The Declaration of Independence.

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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.

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A biography about Alexander Graham Bell.

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Which is NOT a secondary source? Options: 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.

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An autobiography about Bill Clinton.

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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.

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

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Which is NOT a secondary source? Options: 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.

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An autobiography on Kristi Yamaguchi.

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Which is NOT a primary source? Options: 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.

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A biography on Andrew Garfield.

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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.

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