Primary vs. Secondary

In our class, we use our textbook to learn about history. Our textbook is a _______________ source.

• primary

• secondary

If I was studying the Mongols and I read a biography of Genghis Khan, I would be studying a ________________ source.

• primary

• secondary

This letter written by Jackie Robinson in 1958. He wrote to the president to advocate for Civil Rights of African Americans. This is a _____________ source.

• primary

• secondary

I am writing an essay on the COVID 19 Pandemic of 2020. I use my own journal entries and newspaper articles to write it. What type of sources am I using?

• primary

• secondary

An autobiography is a _____________source.

• primary

• secondary

A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

True or False: Secondhand information is an example of a secondary source

• True

• False

A documentary about the Titanic.

• primary

• secondary

An interview with Chris Evans about Avengers: Endgame film is a ____________ source.

• Primary

• Secondary

This youtube video Chadwick Boseman's Howard University 2018 Commencement Speech is a _______________source.

• Primary

• Secondary