Understanding Primary Sources

A letter from the time period you are studying is a

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Which type of source is generally considered more credible and reliable?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Tertiary sources

• None of the above

A primary source is always better than a secondary source.

• True

• False

"What is the author's perspective?" is an example of

• Close Reading

• Sourcing

• Corroboration

• Contextualization

What is a characteristic of secondary sources?

• They are original documents or evidence.

• They are closely related to primary sources.

• They reflect a historian's interpretation.

• They are always fictional.

Textbooks are an example of

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Comparing evidence against each other is

• Sourcing

• Corroboration

• Close reading

• Contextualization

Identifying the authors claim and evidence is

• Corroboration

• Sourcing

• Close reading

• Contextualization

Identifying how and why something happened is

• Close Reading

• Sourcing

• Corroboration

• Contextualization

Considering whether something is related to another event or exists because of an event is

• Sourcing

• Corroboration

• Contextualization

• Close Reading