Do Now: What sources do you use to research topics for your classes? Why?
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Do Now: What sources do you use to research topics for your classes? Why?
Aim: How do primary and secondary sources help us study history?
Primary Source: Accounts of an event written by the person who witnessed or experienced it. FIRST HAND!
Secondary Sources: Interpret primary sources Second Hand Information - conveys the experiences and opinions of others
Vocabulary
Examples of Primary Sources
• Diaries• Letters• Memoirs• Journals• Speeches• Manuscripts
• Newspaper Articles
• Interviews• Photographs• Audio or video
recordings
Usually in the form of published works
Journal articlesTextbooksEncyclopedias
Examples of Secondary Sources
Ask yourself some questions:
How does the author know these details?
Was the author present at the event?
Where does this information come from—personal experience, eyewitness accounts, or reports written by others?
How Can We Tell the Difference?
With your partner…Solve The Tolland
Man MysteryNext to each source (A-E)
identify whether they are Primary or Secondary Sources
Answer ALL questions on the opposite side of the handout
Activity
How do primary and secondary sources help us study history?
Summary