Primary and Secondary Sources Review

What is a primary source?

• A source that provides an analysis or interpretation of an event or topic

• A source that was created during the time period being studied

• A source that is written by a historian

• A source that is published in a scholarly journal

What is a secondary source?

• A source that provides an analysis or interpretation of an event or topic

• A source that was created during the time period being studied

• A source that is written by a historian

• A source that is published in a scholarly journal

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

• A history textbook

• A diary entry written by someone who lived during the time period being studied

• An article written by a historian

• A documentary film

What is a secondary source?

• A source that provides an analysis or interpretation of an event or topic

• A source that was created during the time period being studied

• A source that is written by a historian

• A source that is published in a scholarly journal

What is the main difference between primary and secondary sources?

• Primary sources are more reliable than secondary sources

• Primary sources are created by historians, while secondary sources are created by non-historians

• Primary sources are original materials from the time period being studied, while secondary sources are interpretations or analyses of those materials

• Primary sources are written in a more formal style than secondary sources

Organize these options into if they are a primary or secondary source

Groups:

(a) Primary Source

,

(b) Secondary Source

• Historical Artifact

• Speech Recording

• Documentary Film

• Diary entry

• Textbook

• Autobiography

Organize these options into if they are a primary or secondary source

Groups:

(a) Primary Source

,

(b) Secondary Source

• Video of an Event

• Biography

• Legal Agreement

• Editorial Cartoon from a Newspaper

• Encyclopedia

• Scholarly article

Ancient Roman coin discovered during excavation

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Social studies textbook

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

President John F. Kennedy’s speech notes

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source