Understanding Primary & Secondary Sources

What does a first-hand account mean?

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

• a summary of an event based on interviews taken by unreliable sources

• a textbook

• a photograph

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

All secondary sources are created from ______________________.

• Letters

• secondary sources

• primary sources

• Textbooks

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following are examples of a secondary source? Select More Than One!

• a textbook

• an analysis of a data report

• An interview 

Based on this slide why is this a secondary source?

• Someone drew conclusions based on data

• The newspaper article includes data

• It is a first hand account

Why are newspaper articles sometimes Primary and sometimes Secondary sources (Hint: see slide)?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

If you have the choice between a primary source and secondary source, which would you chose and why?