Primary and Secondary Sources

Primary and Secondary Sources

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Bio means life

• True

• False

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Auto means self.

• True

• False

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A biography is...

• A story of your life written by you.

• The story of your life written by someone else.

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An autobiography is...

• Story of your life written by someone else.

• Story of your life written by you.

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What is a primary source?

• First hand accounts

• Original Documents

• Created by Direct witnesses

• All of the above.

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What is a secondary source?

• Sources that build upon primary sources.

• A diary

• An eyewitness interview

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The Diary of Anne Frank

• Primary

• Secondary

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A History Textbook

• Primary

• Secondary

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A Civil War Newspaper Article from 1865.

• Primary

• Secondary

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An article on Facebook about 9/11 written by Time Magazine.

• Primary

• Secondary

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An interview with President Obama about being the first black president.

• Primary

• Secondary

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Is this an example of a primary or secondary source?

• primary
• secondary

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I am writing an essay on George Washington for my U.S. History class.  I used articles from Wikipedia and another encyclopedia.  What am I using?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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My mom has CDs of my grandparents telling stories about when they were kids.  We love to listen to these at family gatherings.  What are we listening to?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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I found a letter to one of my friends in the locker room after school the other day.  I know it's private, but I want to read it!  What is the letter?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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What type of source is this? An original photograph from the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor that you found in your grandparents photo album

• Primary
• Secondary

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• Primary
• Secondary

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• Primary
• Secondary

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• Primary
• Secondary

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A photograph is an example of a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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The Declaration of Independence

• Secondary Source
• Primary Source

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When I was at summer camp a few years ago, I found an arrowhead; I did research and found out it has been made by the Cherokee Indians. What is my arrowhead?

• Primary
• Secondary

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I like to read People magazine. I really like the articles written by others about Hollywood actors. When I read these stories, what am I reading?

• Primary
• Secondary

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My friends and I found an old wedding dress in our attic. My father said it belonged to my grandmother. What is the dress?

• Primary
• Secondary

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An autobiography is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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An autobiography is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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A biography about Abraham Lincoln

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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A radio broadcast from the day the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.

• Primary

• Secondary

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A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built.

• Primary

• Secondary