Historical Texts Review

Why is literature, like short stories, poems, and dramas, written?

• to torture us in English class

• like art, for us to enjoy

• to inform us of different topics

• to inform us of the past

Informational texts are written...

• to torture us in school

• like art, for us to enjoy

• to inform us on a specific topic

• to inform us of the past, specifically

What is a historical text?

• nonfiction writing, written with the intention of informing the reader about a specific topic

• informational texts that tells about people and events from the past

• written work more like an art form

Why are historical texts written?

• to keep us informed about the past so we don't repeat it

• to persuade us not to make the same mistakes as our ancestors

• to allow us to have a better understanding of people

• all of the above

A primary source gives information about an event well after it has taken place.

• True

• False

By whom is a secondary source created?

• Someone who personally experienced the event.

• Someone who studied events but didn't witness them.

Which type of source is normally written in first-person?

• Primary

• Secondary

What kind of source is a diary?

• Primary

• Secondary

What type of source is a textbook?

• Primary

• Secondary

What kind of source is an essay?

• Primary

• Secondary