Finding Sources

When analyzing a reliable source, what type of evidence will help you write your argument?

• facts and opinions

• primary and secondary sources

• data, statistics, anecdotes, and examples

• information that only smart people would find

A description of an event given by someone who was not there is considered a...

• primary source

• secondary source

• Wikipedia entry

• Google search

A firsthand account of an event given by someone who was actually at the event is considered a...

• primary source

• secondary source

• Wikipedia entry

• Google search

Diaries, journals, speeches, letters, legal documents, and experiments are considered to be...

• primary sources

• secondary sources

• Wikipedia entries

• Google search terms

Textbooks, biographies, newspaper articles, magazine articles, and biographies are considered to be...

• primary sources

• secondary sources

• Wikipedia entries

• Google search terms

Secondary sources may include...

• personal opinions

• very specific details

• first person point of view

• information from multiple sources

When analyzing a reliable sources you are looking for...

• anything to put in your paper

• quotes from important people

• information that agrees and disagrees with your initial claim

• a paraphrase or a summary

The authority of a source you means:

• source of the information: author/publisher/source

• it comes from someone who is a leader

• it is the reason the information exists

• it is up to date and timely

When we say that a website is a credible source we mean:

• the source is unbelievable and fantastic

• it is unreliable and false

• the source is appropriate for a business report

• it is believable and trustworthy

Which of the following is a primary source?

• A) A biography of a famous author

• B) A letter written by a soldier during war

• C) A newspaper article about a historical event

• D) A documentary film about World War II