Understanding Primary Sources

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A letter from the time period you are studying is a

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Primary Source

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Which type of source is generally considered more credible and reliable? Options: Primary sources, Secondary sources, Tertiary sources, None of the above

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Primary sources

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A primary source is always better than a secondary source.

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False

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

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Sourcing

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Textbooks are an example of

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Secondary Source

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Comparing evidence against each other is

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Corroboration

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Identifying the author's claim and evidence is

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Close reading

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Identifying how and why something happened is

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Sourcing

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

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Contextualization

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Evaluating the language the author use is

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