Primary vs. Secondary Sources

What kind of source is a copy of the Declaration of Independence included in your textbook?

• Primary

• Secondary

What kind of source is an article online about the health benefits of avocadoes?

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What kind of source is a diary written by a woman traveling from New York to China in 1901?

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What kind of source are the original blue prints of the Space Shuttle Columbia?

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What kind of source is a book about the evolution of PTSD?

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What kind of source is a copy of the 2020 US Census?

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What kind of source is a scholarly article about the connection between dental health and heart health?

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What kind of source is a program from a New York Yankees game in 1938?

• Primary

• Secondary

What kind of source is a recording of Langston Hughes reading his poem "Harlem"?

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What kind of source is a book about the symbolism of vampires in literature?

• Primary

• Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9