Primary/Secondary Sources

Bell Ringer Wednesday

• Lines of latitude are drawn ____ and _________ but measure direction _________ and _________

• Give me an example of an absolute location

• Give me an example of a relative location

Objective

• Identify/describe primary and secondary sources

• Reminders: • syllabus sheet due in NOW• Vocab due tomorrow• Quiz on this week’s work on friday

Primary sources

•A primary source is an original object or document; first-hand information.

Primary Source Examples

• Diaries, Autobiographies, Speeches, Films, Photographs• Historical documents (signed as

well)• Letters, sound recordings

Primary Source Examples

Example: Anne Frank was a teenager during World War II. She kept a diary or journal the years before she died in a concentration camp.

Examples

• Autobiographies–An autobiography is when you write a

story or book about yourself.• Example: Nelson Mandela wrote his

autobiography about events in his life called

Primary Source Examples

• Speeches are considered Primary Sources. •Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”•Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream”•All of the President’s Inauguration Speeches.

Primary Source

•Sound Recordings and interviews are considered primary resources.▫Example 1: Radio programs

about current news stories, and speeches

Examples, etc.

• Historical documents (Declaration of Independence or the Constitution). They were drafted and signed.•Other Examples:•Birth Certificates, Government

records, Court documents , Tax records ,Census records, Art

What is a Secondary Source?

•A secondary source is something written about a primary source.

•Written "after the fact" - that is, at a later date.

•Are “second-hand information.”

Examples

• Almanacs, encyclopedias, history books (textbooks), etc. are all secondary sources because they were written “after” the these events occurred.

Secondary Source• Biography– Example: A biography

is when you write about another person’s life. Alice Fleming wrote a biography on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. This is a secondary document. It was written about him after he died.

Quick quiz

• Which is an example of a primary source?– A: A book written about George Washington– B. A speech written and spoken by Barack

Obama– C: A painting of the Greek Gods, from 1950.

• Which is an example of a secondary source?– A: A letter you wrote home to your parents– B: A biography of Abraham Lincoln– C: The personal diary of Robert E. Lee

Worksheet

• Tell me whether the example is a PRIMARY (P) OR SECONDARY (S) source

• NO notes, but there is some help on the sheet.

• Go over in about 7 min. MAX

Primary Source Analysis

• What does it mean to analyse?• To analyse means to: EXAMINE

(something ) for more information so you can explain or interpret

• Why might we analyse a primary source?

Analyse Definition

• Can you give me an example of something you would analyse?

Exit Slip:

–Give me one example of a primary source and one example of a secondary.

–Why do we analyse primary sources?