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?

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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?

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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

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Examples of Primary Sources

• Diaries• Letters• Memoirs• Journals• Speeches• Manuscripts

• Newspaper Articles

• Interviews• Photographs• Audio or video

recordings

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Usually in the form of published works

Journal articlesTextbooksEncyclopedias

Examples of Secondary Sources

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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?

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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

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How do primary and secondary sources help us study history?

Summary