Primary and Secondary Sources

What is NOT an example of a secondary source?

• A letter from a soldier in the Vietnam War to his parents written while he was in Vietnam

• A book about the COVID pandemic published in 2041

• A student report written this term about WWII

Art can be a primary source

• False

• True

Choose the best definition of a secondary source

• A source created after the event; not a first-hand account

• A source created during an event or time-period

• Secondary source is created after research

• Created by a person at the event

What is an example of a secondary source?

• A recording of the "I Have a Dream Speech"

• Newspaper article written on day of event

• Documentary

• A sock

A primary source is a first-hand account of a topic from people who had a direct connection to it.

• True

• False

List some examples of secondary sources

EXTRA CREDIT: Give your own example of a primary or secondary source