| What is a primary source? |
What is a secondary source? |
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Primary sources were written or produced in
the time period. They are eyewitness accounts. They can be documents related
to specific events. They can be later recollections by participants in an
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Secondary sources are usually
published books or articles by an author who makes a personal interpretation
about a topic based on primary sources. |
Examples:
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Diaries |
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Autobiographies |
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Interviews |
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Letters |
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Newspapers |
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Objects |
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Music |
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Film Footage |
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Biographies |
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Encyclopedias |
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Textbooks |
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Books about the subject |
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Articles about the subject |
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| Assignment: |
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| Find 2 examples of a primary source at one of the above
websites. |
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